1, the correct use of pepper
Pepper is an indispensable seasoning for cooking, especially for friends in Hunan Sichuan, without pepper a lot of food will be greatly reduced. Pepper flavor of the whole tree is not easy to emit, need some skills to better taste. Here's a look at what methods are available.
Flower peppercorns completely independent of a basic flavor of Sichuan cuisine, is more than a hundred years ago. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Chengdu Tongjian (成都通鉴) contained a reference to "sliced chicken with peppercorns". Since then, "hemp" as a flavor type began to circulate in Sichuan.
"Peppercorns are good, peppercorns are fragrant, peppercorns are especially long, boiling fish stewed meat is indispensable, frying cooking and deep frying belongs to its strong, all the dishes it seasoning, no peppercorns flavor is not fragrant," in the traditional opera "Thirteen Fragrance", the first sung by the peppercorns, which is the Chinese spice "big sister! "
Flower peppercorns are the most popular spice in China.
Pepper completely independent of Sichuan cuisine as a basic flavor, is more than a hundred years ago. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, "Chengdu Tongjian" has the name of "pepper and hemp chicken slices". Since then, "hemp" as a flavor type began to circulate in Sichuan.
Sichuan cuisine food writer Shi Guanghua, spicy food before the Ming Dynasty, only pepper, no chili. Chili peppers entered China during the Ming Dynasty and only entered Sichuan during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, and the two were inseparable after they met. There is no Sichuan cuisine without spicy, and pepper is the source of the numbing flavor.
2, the use
"First put after the release, raw put cooked put, with the face with the mouth"
Sichuan cuisine, many dishes are inseparable from the pepper. For example, to make mapo tofu needs to use pepper noodles. The tofu is very lubricated and tender, and the peppercorns are mixed into the tofu to make it quickly flavorful. Tofu is not good to pinch up alone, usually mixed with seasoning to eat, if the direct use of peppercorns, eat a mouthful of peppercorns, and eat a block of tofu, in the mouth inside the contrast is too big, "basically eat a pepper, a lot of flavors can not be eaten out of the mouth".
In the past, to Chengdu's famous "Chen Ma Po tofu" store, customers have to go to the window to serve themselves. Just see the red and white dishes sitting on the hot stove gurgling hot, masters on the bowl served to you, but also pointing to the side of the bowl of pepper noodles, said: "If not numb, pepper yourself to add!"
"Put it first and then put it, put it raw and put it cooked, use the face and use the mouth." These are the terms that peppercorns are applied to cooking.
"Priority" refers to the order in which the peppercorns are placed in the pot, for example, to make braised food, the peppercorns should be placed in the pot first and stir-fried together with chili peppers, bean curd and other seasonings. Sichuan restaurant stir-fry seasonal vegetables, such as cabbage, cabbage shoots, cabbage, pea tips, etc., but also to the oil is hot, first under the peppercorns, dried chili peppers, fried flavor, and then under the vegetable stir-fry.
"Raw" refers to fresh peppercorns, not dried. For example, the spicy greedy frog, you have to use raw pepper. Because the frog's meat is tender, it can only withstand green peppercorns, while the old, numb flavor of dried peppercorns will ruin its texture, Ermao said.
"Noodle" refers to pepper noodles, which must be used for mapo tofu. "Mouth" refers to the knife mouth pepper, is to use a knife to chop a chop, commonly used in boiled beef and boiled fish.
3, peppercorn water foot soak taboo
1, peppercorn water avoid repeated use
Peppercorn water used in foot soak peppercorn water is not suitable for repeated use. The process of foot soaking, the body for the pepper water ingredients absorption is very obvious. Multiple use of pepper water is easy to have a negative impact on the body. Pepper water is best to wash a change, such as the need to reuse should not be more than 3 times and each time with the need to be heated to boiling.
2, pepper water foot soak time is not too long
With pepper water foot soak time should not be too long, generally to the body slightly sweat can be. But note that if the body is heavy cold, may be the first time with pepper foot soak can not sweat, this can be appropriate to add the frequency of soaking pepper water can be.
3, pepper water foot soak water temperature is not too high
With pepper water foot soak water temperature should not be too high, too high water temperature can easily lead to excessive congestion of the foot and cause the heart, brain, kidneys and other organs of the blood supply is insufficient, and some may also appear dizziness.
4, peppercorn water foot soak avoid excessive
Peppercorn water foot soak should not be excessive, long-term frequent. If the body discomfort through the pepper water foot soak has been improved, it is best to stop a few days before proceeding, excessive use of pepper water foot soak is easy to cause lung fire, qi deficiency and other conditions, so that people are prone to coughing and so on.
5, female menstruation avoid using peppercorns feet
Women should not use peppercorns feet during menstruation. Pepper belongs to the hot and spicy herbs, contains a certain degree of toxicity, menstruation with pepper water foot soak is very easy to aggravate the symptoms of menstrual cramps.