The treatment of bitter bamboo shoots is exquisite, that is, there is no water before cutting. Some people who know how to eat this way especially understand that it is best to buy bitter bamboo shoots without peeling them.

The unpeeled bamboo shoots are cut with a knife to remove the muddy roots, and then the bamboo shoot shells are carefully peeled off, and the peeled bamboo shoots are not washed with water. It is said that only in this way will the taste of 'water oligo' be removed, and a lot of umami will be added.

Cutting bamboo shoots is also very particular, as thin as possible, as long as possible, as oblique as possible.

If the cut is thick, the oil and salt will not enter the bamboo shoots, and the taste will be minimal.

If it is cut short, the chopsticks can't hold it, and you are upset.

If you don't cut the bevel, the cross-cutting area of the bamboo shoots is not large enough, the oil and salt adhered to it are not enough, and the taste is very bland.

Therefore, the bamboo shoots should be cut diagonally, and they must be thin and long.

The bamboo shoots are cut, the bacon is cut, and some ingredients are prepared, such as green onions, ginger slices, garlic and the like.

After heating the pan, stir-fry the bacon to remove the oil, and then stir-fry the green onions, ginger, garlic and bitter bamboo shoots together.

Of course, if you don't have millet pepper, you have no soul.

Although the locals are not as famous for eating chili peppers as in Chongqing, Hunan, they are also an essential ingredient on the local table.

In particular, the almighty millet pepper is a plant that mountain people must plant in front of and behind their houses

The method of bitter bamboo shoots is very simple, you can not blanch the water, and fry them directly in the pot after cutting.

Although the bitter bamboo shoots made by this method taste extremely bitter, eating bitter bamboo shoots is the bitter taste.

In fact, Liu Qingshan hated eating bitter bamboo shoots when he was a child, probably because he was too poor at that time, and every time he fried bitter bamboo shoots, he could only put a little bacon, which was far from neutralizing the bitter taste of bamboo shoots, so he only felt bitter when he ate them.

Every time he eats bitter bamboo shoots, he only eats bacon.

His parents and grandfather always let him eat meat, and they ate the bitter bamboo shoots.

Although the bitter bamboo shoots are very bitter and bitter, adults can't put them down.

Probably because of the grain tax at that time, the food grown by the mountain people themselves could not survive as a family, so the easily available game such as bitter bamboo shoots and yams in the mountains became life-saving food.

In those days, the peasants relied on the trust of the mountains, planted the fields that their ancestors had cultivated for countless generations, and paid countless grain taxes to the state.

If it weren't for the mountain's hope, I'm afraid that many mountain people would have starved to death in the predicament at that time.

It is precisely because the people in the mountains survived the famine by eating bitter bamboo shoots that the older generation always has special feelings for bitter bamboo shoots.

Even if the days are getting better and better, the old people are always reluctant to let the bitter bamboo shoots in the mountains enjoy themselves. So, every time the spring bamboo shoots break through the ground, the older generation takes the younger generation to the mountains to find it.

Although Liu Qingshan hated eating bitter bamboo shoots when he was a child, he was particularly fond of simmering bitter bamboo shoots.

At that time, there were no snacks to eat, and after following the adults to the mountains, the adults were responsible for digging and breaking the bamboo shoots, and the children took it upon themselves to simmer the bamboo shoots on a wildfire lit with branches.

The bitter bamboo shoots themselves are extremely bitter, but at that time, I felt bitter because of the mountain wind, looking at the mountain scenery, and eating the wild bamboo shoots in the mountains.

Not only is it not bitter, but that kind of young time, to be exact, is sweet, sweeter than honey.

More than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now it is the season of bitter bamboo shoots again.

Looking at the bitter bamboo shoots on the table with the red and green of bacon, smelling the fragrance in the air, in an instant, it seems to be back to the afternoon of simmering bitter bamboo shoots.

Afternoon, mountain forest, wildfire, bitter bamboo shoots, friends, childhood......

Unconsciously, bitter bamboo shoots have become the key to open memories again.

Although bitter bamboo shoots are delicious, digging bamboo shoots is not a simple task.

Especially in the face of hundreds of catties of bitter bamboo shoots orders, Liu Qingshan is even more big.

After eating, he sorted out the number of orders. In the end, the total amount obtained was as high as 700 catties.

Seven hundred catties doesn't seem like much, but if he wants to dig alone, I'm afraid it will still be a little difficult.

Moreover, yams are also dug up.

At present, there are still two days left before the agreed time with the local tyrants. In other words, he can dig yams and bitter bamboo shoots for two days, and when he arrives early in the morning of the third day, he will send them to the local tyrants.

Digging up a number of yams and 700 catties of bitter bamboo shoots in two days is obviously still difficult.

Therefore, Liu Qingshan called a few helpers overnight.

At about seven o'clock in the evening, the village chief, the second uncle, Tan Dasha, and Lu Weidong all arrived.

When the four of them walked into the old house, Wu Cuimei was washing the dishes, and she was quite surprised to see the four of them visiting at the same time.

Liu Qingshan hurriedly beckoned a few people into the kitchen to sit down.

There was still a fire in the kitchen, and the whole kitchen was warm and bright.

As soon as a few people sat down, Liu Qingshan came out with hot tea and melon seeds and fruits.

The village chief said: "Qingshan, don't be busy, tell me if you have something." ”

The village chief is a person who talks about efficiency, and he can't see Liu Qingshan being so grinding.

Liu Qingshan also found a small bench, sat down in front of the stove by a few people, and said: "That's the case, village chief, I have a few friends who are the bosses of the county seat, they are going to celebrate the festival in two days, and they want to buy some bitter bamboo shoots and yams, bitter bamboo shoots cost a hundred catties per person, and the more yams, the better, I can't dig so many by myself, so I want to ask you for help." ”

"Are there bitter bamboo shoots now?" the village chief wondered, "I go into the mountains every day, and I haven't seen any bitter bamboo shoots." ”

"Now the bitter bamboo shoots are not emerging, but there are them underground. Tan Dasha said, "I dug a meal the day before yesterday and ate it home, but I can't see bamboo shoots, digging at will, it's a bit difficult to dig, unless you have a lot of strength, you can dig casually." ”

"Yes, this bitter bamboo shoot hasn't emerged yet, so it's a little hard to dig. Lu Weidong also said, "You said that the yam has roots and seedlings that can be seen and can be dug along the seedlings, but bamboo shoots can grow anywhere in the bamboo forest, which is a bit difficult to dig." ”

"Yes. The second uncle said, "A bamboo shoot is a bamboo shoot in a pit, only a few taels, and if you are lucky, a pit can have almost ten catties." ”

Liu Qingshan thought for a while and said, "That's it, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you will dig the yam, and I will be responsible for digging the bamboo shoots." ”

"Are you digging bitter bamboo shoots alone?" Wu Cuimei listened to it on the side, and said, "How can you dig hundreds of catties of bitter bamboo shoots alone? Don't get tired by then." ”

"Mom, let's discuss things, don't interject. Liu Qingshan said again, "It's no problem for me to be sarcastic alone, but it's you, the more yams you dig, the better." ”

In fact, you can also mobilize other people in the village to dig yams together.

However, because it is the beginning of spring, everyone's family is very busy with farming, and it is estimated that few people are willing to help dig yams.

So, just call the four people who are more trustworthy to help.