China's food culture is profound, and every place has its own special snacks, many of which are seasonal. Now is the hottest season of the year, which is often referred to as the hot summer. An aunt in Henan Province uses watermelon and soybeans to make watermelon sauce beans every dog days. She makes 1000 Jin at a time and eats it up in half a year.

People living in rural areas of Henan have eaten watermelon sauce beans, which have a special taste. People who like to eat feel particularly fragrant, and people who don't like to eat may not be able to stand it.

There is a farmhouse in Liang Town, jia county, Henan Province, and the special dishes made of soybeans are particularly popular. Every year at this time, my aunt will cook soy beans at home, soak carefully selected soybeans, wash them, take them out and cook them in a pot. Cook slowly over medium heat, not overcooked. Cook until it is just broken, not too soft and rotten, which is the best time.

My 60-year-old aunt has been making watermelon sauce beans for decades, and she has a good grasp of the heat. She can judge whether the soybean is cooked by drilling a hole. The cooked soybeans are put in a dustpan to cool, covered with flour, and then covered in a humid environment. After the beans are moldy, they should be exposed to the sun in the yard, then pick out the long edamame, take out the fresh watermelon pulp, and mix them in the prepared soy sauce beans and stir well.

Seal it and take it to the roof to dry. The sun is the most poisonous in dog days, and it is a good time to dry soy sauce beans. Just don't get wet in the rain, or a pot of soy sauce beans will be scrapped. It takes about half a month for the bean paste to change from khaki to crimson, and the fermented flavor comes out, and the watermelon bean paste is ready.

My aunt's lobster sauce is very famous in the local area, and the dishes made with lobster sauce are also very popular. Many diners think it's delicious after eating, so they have to pack it and take it back. 1000 Jin of soy sauce beans are sold out in half a year. Watermelon sauce beans are all made by hand, and the output can't go up. My aunt felt sorry for it, too. She said that with help, she works two or three thousand kilograms a year and eats soy sauce beans all year round. Have you tried this special snack? Those who have eaten, share its delicious food with everyone!