Located at the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, the north-south dividing line of China, and slightly in the south line of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the territory has tall and straight mountains, lush trees, clear rivers and abundant products. There are one river and ten rivers in the territory, belonging to the Yangtze River basin, which is divided into two major water systems: Hanjiang River and Jialing River. Some people say that Lueyang County is a treasure mountain, and people here rarely go out to work. They like the place where he was born, because there are mountains and water, and people here live happily. There are treasures on this mountain all year round, and people live on it.
Yam is a unique wild Chinese herbal medicine and a kind of food in Lueyang. It strengthens the spleen and lungs, and strengthens the kidney and essence. Wild yam has higher nutritional value. Every year 1 1, 65438+ February, people go to the mountains to dig wild yam and then take it to the county to sell. A catty can sell five or six dollars, and digging twenty or thirty catties can sell a lot of money. We usually use it to make soup, sparerib soup and black-bone chicken soup, which is especially nutritious.
In February and March, there was a broken ear root on this mountain, which is what we usually call Houttuynia cordata Thunb. It is not only a Chinese herbal medicine, but also a dish. People usually use it as a cold salad to entertain guests during the Spring Festival. I didn't like it at first. I thought it was too tricky. After eating it several times, I gradually accepted its taste. It has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and will not get angry in winter.
In March and April, people go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots. This one has to climb the mountain. Where there are few people, it grows well and there are many bamboo shoots. The locals got up at six in the morning to dig bamboo shoots and didn't come back until almost noon. Dig out the tender bamboo shoots, peel them, soak them in water, clean them, peel them in half, scald them with boiling water, and then fry them with meat. A bowl of rice is delicious. This kind of fresh bamboo shoots can be eaten until May and June. If it is too much, blanch it with water and dry it. Put it in the refrigerator, it can be kept for a long time. It can be used to make soup, stew meat and eat hot pot. People here can eat bamboo shoots all year round.
Before and after May Day, the cherries on the mountain were ripe. There is a big cherry tree on the hill near my residence. In the mature season, farmers on the mountain set up straw sheds under the trees to prevent people from stealing cherries. Red cherries are covered with branches and look particularly attractive. This cherry is an old variety and tastes especially sweet. Nowadays, many cherries are actually cherries, which are too sour and not delicious. There is no such delicious cherry. Because there are many people doing morning exercises every morning in this mountain, farmers get up early to pick a few baskets of cherries and sell them on the roadside. People who come back from morning exercises will buy some when they see it. At first, a kilo can sell 15 yuan. There are not many ripe cherries at this time, and they can fetch a good price. After a few days, more and more cherries are ripe, and the price will gradually decrease. On may day, a catty can only sell for four or five yuan. This kind of fruit is not easy to store. It was sold out in the morning and afternoon, and the color of cherries will change the next day, so time is very important.
It doesn't matter if it doesn't rain during cherry ripening. After several rains, I dare not eat, because there will be many bugs in it. Every time I eat it, I soak it in salt water for a few hours, and the white bugs inside will come out from it. Unfortunately, I don't have the courage to eat attractive cherries.
In May and June, a white strawberry will grow on the mountain. Locals call it Piao Er. Its scientific name is five-leaf strawberry, which usually grows in rural rivers, fields, grasslands, canals, hillsides and other geographical locations. When you pick it, go before the sun shines. Its roots and stems are everywhere. You lift the bamboo basket, carefully take it off the bamboo pole and put it in the basket. There should be no protrusion in the middle, otherwise it will rot. Every time around the Dragon Boat Festival, it is a mature season. People nearby will go to the mountains or rivers to pick a few baskets and sell them on the street. There are red spots on white strawberries. After you buy it, put it in a bowl, rinse it with clear water, then sprinkle some sugar and stir it evenly, and you can eat it. Some people even use it to make long spoon buns. Actually, it is a kind of strawberry, which is wild. Belongs to Rosaceae, strawberry. Because its leaves are pinnate and 5 leaflets, it is called five-leaf strawberry. The spoons are not all white, but also red, but the number is less. This kind of fruit can not only be eaten raw, but also be made into fruit wine or jam. Generally, it will be listed around the Dragon Boat Festival. It is also wild and does not need artificial cultivation.
Lueyang people don't have a lot of land to grow. They are all mountainous areas. Hard-working people grow a lot of vegetables in the fields, and they can't eat them all and then sell them in the market. The income is also considerable. In March and April, hardworking Lueyang people planted some early corn in their own fields. When the corn matured in July and August, they took it to the county seat to sell. My son saw corn sellers clamoring for it, so I bought four or five and cooked them myself, which was especially sweet.
Walnut is also one of the specialties of Lueyang. Walnut contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, which is an important substance for brain tissue cell metabolism. Regular consumption of walnuts can promote the vitality of nerve cells, improve the physiological function of the brain, help enhance intelligence and improve memory. Eating a little walnut in moderation can also play a role in nourishing the brain, which is very suitable for people who often use their brains.
Walnuts are sold on the street in August. At this time, the walnut is not fully mature, and there is a green peel outside the walnut. When you eat them, you should remove the outer green peel. It's not easy to peel green walnuts. If you don't care, you'll get walnut juice on your hand and you won't be able to wash it off. Every time you peel off the green skin outside, your hands will turn black. Unless you take off a layer of skin on your hands and return to normal, you can't wash it off. After peeling off the green skin, there is still a hard skin outside the walnut. If you break it open with a stone, the innermost can be eaten, and the skin of the newly mature walnut kernel can also be peeled off, so that the walnut is delicious. Walnuts taste bitter if they are not peeled off. We seldom planted walnut trees in Baoji before. When the walnuts are ripe, my father will buy a lot of walnuts in Lueyang County and put them on the floor at home to dry. Walnuts can be preserved after drying. When they want to eat, they can eat with walnuts. There are many walnuts here, all of which grow on the mountain, so don't worry. If you can't sell it, you can eat it at home. Sometimes I eat too much. After a summer, walnuts are easy to grow worms and throw away waste. People use them to make walnut cakes, and a few pots of specially made camellia oleifera from Lueyang people. It's delicious.
There is also the unique sauerkraut in Lueyang, which is also delicious. You don't need to plant it. It grows in the ground. We usually use celery to make syrup, and throw it away when the syrup is ready. People in Lueyang are different, so this kind of pickled cabbage is used as pulp. After cooking, you can still eat it. Stir-fry in oil, especially sour and delicious. In summer, people have no appetite, so eating a bowl of instant noodles is very comfortable.
What's next? Oh, yes, and chestnuts. This mountain is really a treasure mountain. This is the first time I have seen a chestnut tree. The chestnuts on the tree are bright green balls, clustered in twos and threes. The ball is covered with dense green thorns, which are very hard and can be stuck in your hand. They cannot be touched easily. They are shaped like hedgehogs. When the fruit is ripe, the ball will naturally explode, revealing our common brown chestnuts. Generally, two chestnuts embrace each other into a small ball. No wonder chestnuts always have a flat face. Except for naturally matured and popped chestnuts, I heard that most of them need to peel off this prickly skin by hand. I think it must be a hard job. Chestnut is also a delicious food. It tastes similar to sweet potato when eaten raw, but its nutritional value is higher than that of sweet potato, and it has the effect of tonifying kidney and strengthening waist. There are many ways to eat it, such as fried chestnuts with sugar, stewed chicken with chestnuts and stewed mutton with chestnuts, which are all good nourishing products.
There are still many specialties in Lueyang, and there are many delicious foods in winter. Farmers here raise pigs every year. At the end of the year, people have been busy for a year, so it's time to enjoy life. At this time, the pig they had raised for a year appeared. They don't usually sell them, but keep them for themselves. They will pickle the pork they can't eat, hang it in the kitchen, smoke it with oil, and dry it into bacon. Every time, friends will give it to us. When friends kill pigs at home, they will invite relatives and friends to have dinner at home, with a table full of dishes and some white wine. The host and guests who eat a table of dishes will have a good time, and the host will send some meat or something when he leaves. I feel that the mountain people are particularly simple and generous.
The silky fowl in Lueyang is also famous. Black-bone chicken has higher nutritional value and is also a specialty of Lueyang. "Lueyang Black-bone Chicken" is large in size, agile in action, strong in foraging ability and tolerant to rough feeding. It is an ancient local rare bird in Shaanxi Province, which has high medicinal and dietetic value. On 1982, it was listed in the catalogue of livestock and poultry breeds in Shaanxi Province, and it was listed as the only protected poultry breed in the province. Because it is produced in Lueyang County, Shaanxi Province, it is named "Lueyang Black Chicken".
Lueyang has a good ecological environment and a national nature reserve for rare aquatic animals, with a total area of 34 15 hectares. The objects of protection are giant salamander, otter, giant salamander, salmon and the ecological environment of the waters on which they depend. This nature reserve is a national nature reserve for aquatic wildlife with the most complete ecological structure and obvious biodiversity characteristics in South Qinling.
Lueyang County is located at the western end of Hanzhong Basin, with Qinling Mountains in the north and Bashan Mountain in the south. It is located in the traffic hub of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and is a transitional zone between the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone. The territory has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, the same season of rain and heat, and sufficient sunshine, which creates good conditions for the growth of biological resources. There are also valuable Chinese herbal medicines, such as Gastrodia elata, Polygonatum sibiricum and Eucommia ulmoides, which are all specialties of Lueyang.
These are all gifts from nature to the people of Lueyang. There are delicious foods all year round. Diligent Lueyang people live a poetic life by mountains and rivers. When we went to other places to make a living, Lueyang people lived a self-sufficient life by relying on mountains and rivers.