"Uncle, then please tell us about it, we are curious about this. Jin Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she leaned her face over with her hands on her cheeks.

There are several layers of deep realms for foodies, one of which is a relatively high realm: not only interested in eating, but also interested in eating itself, and even its origin, sayings, and practices...... Wait a minute.

Another layer of explanation is gossip, which is the common nature of women.

"Uh-huh. Yan'er also nodded again and again, she is also a foodie, and Jin Yang also pricked up her ears, ready to listen to the interesting things here.

Uncle Guide seems to be a person with a story and a lot of experience.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it casually...... When it comes to Dali's most famous specialties, there may be different opinions and may not be unified, but there are a few things that everyone will definitely not be able to bypass......" Uncle Guide's voice suddenly became a little low, as if a bonfire was lit up at night, and the story was tactfully tactful.

Nuodeng is a settlement developed by the salt industry, long-term boiling salt for a living, was once an economic town in western Yunnan, in the ancient village of Nuodeng millennium Bai nationality, the history of ham curing began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and was already a court tribute during the Nanzhao period. As early as the pre-Qing Dynasty, it was exported to Myanmar, India, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries through the "Southern Silk Road".

Before the CCTV documentary "A Bite of China" was broadcast, most people in China had never even heard of this place, but after the program was broadcast, the short 6-minute video of Nuodeng ham made Nuodeng ham popular again overnight and became famous.

Uncle Guide was a ham curing worker when he was young, because he was hard-working and flexible, his cured ham tasted very authentic, and gradually became famous.

Every year from the winter solstice to the great cold, it is the best time to make ham.

After killing the pig in winter, the fresh pork leg is cooled for 12-24 hours, and then the skin is smoothed with a knife, the blood of the pork leg is pricked a few times with an awl, and the blood water inside is squeezed out forcefully, and the pork leg is evenly sprinkled on the pork leg with the special grain wine of Nuodeng Nuodeng, and then evenly sprinkled with salt on the pork leg by hand, and rubbed while sprinkling, so that the pork leg can fully absorb the salt, and finally sprinkle a layer of salt evenly on the surface, pat and press it with your hand, put the pork leg in a wooden jar or a large iron pot and marinate it for 15-20 days, take it out and then smear it with a layer of salt, and finally evenly smear a layer of stove ash and mud mixed with the mud precipitated by Nuo salt brine on the outside。

Then use a rope to hang the ham in a cool, ventilated place for more than half a year before eating, the longer the storage, the stronger the fragrance.

Norden's own well salt is the key to success in curing ham. Before curing the ham, the villagers take the brine from the salt well and boil it to make salt.

The mud that settles under the salt brine is also a treasure for making ham, and it is said that this thin mud has the effect of preserving freshness, enhancing flavor and preventing insects. "Yunlong is a big monster, Nuodeng ham is sold with mud. "It is precisely because of this unique production raw material and unique traditional production and processing process that creates the unique taste of Norden salt mud ham.

The whole process is almost all handmade, time-consuming and laborious, not to mention, the output is also difficult to go up, which also causes the rarity and preciousness of real good legs, but what is the use of this?

Although the era in which Uncle lived was the time of China's rapid economic development, people did not have this understanding of the concept of "luxury" at that time, and it was difficult for most people to imagine what it was like for a ham to sell for hundreds or even thousands......

If I really want that money, I might as well buy more pork to eat, isn't it all meat?

It's really not good to buy fresh pork and marinate it myself at home, anyway, it's all ...... Look, how can people make money in such a situation?

It happened that the uncle's newly married wife was pregnant and was about to have a child, and the burden and pressure on the family were heavy, so the uncle had no choice but to give up this good craft and go out to work.

After the development of Dali tourism became hot, the uncle relied on his rich local experience and the mountain hunting skills he learned since childhood, and started the profession of a tour guide, and has been doing it until today.

"Uncle, if you say so, you are still a master at making Nuodeng ham? Do you have a good Nodeng ham at home? I have heard that there are very few really aged hams now. "Jin Yeon suddenly discovers a new world.

It's a foodie's keen sense of smell!

"Of course, I think that my uncle had a certain reputation in ten miles and eight towns back then, but I didn't blow it out, and anyone who has eaten my pickled ham doesn't say that it's not delicious. Uncle Guide's face was proud, and the 'banging' of his chest showed the boldness of their Bai people, "I still have some ham at home, but the amount of more than three years old is not much, if you want, I can give you a little even." ”

The uncle's face suddenly flushed with pride and shyness, "Two years ago, there was another kid in the family, and the old house was not enough to live in when the population increased, in order to buy a larger house in the city, there was no way to sell a large part of the old ham that had been saved for many years, hehe, fortunately, I have maintained the good habit of making a batch of ham every year for so many years, otherwise I really don't know where the money to buy a house comes from." ”

I don't know if it's self-deprecation, or rejoice, the uncle's laughter always seems a little helpless, helpless about life, who would have thought that after so many years, it would be best to have a son and buy a house, relying on the old skills learned before?

However, these are fleeting, the uncle quickly regained the Bai people's love and yearning for life, the hardships of life are only a small part of life, the vast majority are still full of laughter, and the satisfaction of children and grandchildren around the knee.

Uncle's former hometown was in Nuodeng, where ham was abundant, and there was also the custom of making ham every household during the Chinese New Year, and later although the uncle did not go to the factory to work as a ham making worker, he joined the ranks of wild tour guides, but he still retained the habit of making ham every year.

Or rather, a custom...... Every year, when the winter solstice comes, every household begins to kill New Year's pigs, he will find a way to select and buy some high-quality pig hind legs everywhere, and then use all the techniques he has learned before to make high-quality Nuodeng hams.

Every year, he makes almost ten Nodeng hams, and then hangs them in the warehouse at home and waits for them to dry naturally, and the final ham is usually not sold out, but eaten by his own family, or when the family is short of money, he will sell out a batch, just like the last time he bought a house.

This may also be a kind of survival financial management philosophy of the uncle.

Nuodeng ham has to be cured for three years before it is really matured, and more than three years of Nuodeng ham can be eaten raw, the taste is fragrant and mellow, and the taste of authentic Nuodeng self-produced well salt and the taste of pork leg are mixed with each other after fermentation over time, which can make people feel what is the real delicacy in an instant.

Home-cooked dishes made with Norden ham instantly add a vibrant red colour and flavour to the most mundane dishes. Stir-fried ham with lettuce, cold slices of ham, stir-fried green peppers with ham, braised tofu with ham, fried rice with ham, etc. are the most popular home-cooked dishes in Nuodeng locally.

The ham is added to the soup to add a stroke of genius to the aroma of the soup. The ham boiled chicken, ham boiled fish, a big pot of steaming steaming, and then boiled fresh vegetables after eating, the taste is so beautiful that even the tongue almost swallows it. People who have tasted the national famous ham all praise that Nuodeng ham is far better than Jinhua ham. Nuodeng ham is one of the three famous legs in Yunnan in addition to Xuanwei ham and Heqing round leg.

However, it is difficult to find more than three years of old ham, often once the ham is made, it will be bought out by people, and even profit-seeking merchants add some additives that are not good for the human body to the ham for their own selfish interests, just to ripen the ham faster, in order to make more money......

The real aged ham may really only be purchased at the home of a folk ham making master like an uncle.

It can even be said that it is an incredible thing that the uncle's family can still keep a batch of real aged hams...... Didn't you see that people just sold a batch of ham and bought a house directly in a tourist city like Dali? And the area of the house is probably not small, otherwise, with the uncle's smug and shy eyes just now, he should have at least four people in his family.

"That's great, uncle, then it's decided, do you see when you're free? Either you can just get it for us, the more the better, or we can send someone to get it with you, and it will save you trouble, okay?" Jin Yan said a little impatiently.

I didn't expect that the uncle really had this kind of aged ham at home, it was simply a delicious delivery to the door, an unexpected joy...... I just don't know how old those are, if there are five years, or even more than ten years of old ham......

Tsk, don't dare to think, don't dare to think, how fragrant does that have to be?

Such a good thing, you must use the fastest speed to catch your own hands, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it, for a foodie, nothing is more important than food.

"Huh?" Uncle was a little confused, didn't he say that he was going to Chongsheng Temple? Why did he suddenly become buying ham?

"Yes, uncle, I think we can send someone back with you to help you get it, it depends on when you have time, as for the price, you can rest assured, you will definitely not let you suffer, well, at least more than double the market price, what do you think?" Yan'er said affirmatively, domineering.

The uncle was stunned by the sudden "ah" just now, Yan'er thought that the other party was not very willing, and suddenly smashed it directly with money in a little eagerness.

Look, at least more than double, I think you can still refuse?

She is also a foodie, knowing that old ham like this is basically a good thing with a price, in order to avoid the uncle's regret or other unnecessary accidents, she directly hit the final word, smashed the price to a position twice the market price, and directly knocked the other party unconscious.

Speaking of the market price, in fact, the price of Nuodeng ham that is more than three years old is already a bit high...... Scarcity is expensive, and the price of valuable things will naturally be much more expensive, which is also normal.

But the price of the cigarette is more than double the market price, this price is very considerable, and even a bit exaggerated, can you imagine the scene of buying a ham for tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of yuan?

The reality is so exaggerated, and it may not be enough, because for rich people, this may not be called money, and one meal may be more than your annual salary...... Uncle Guide was stunned all of a sudden, and stammered: "Then, that, Mrs. Jin, Miss Jin, you, you, really, Ken, willing to pay twice the market price?"

In the end, he finally stopped stammering, but his tone was equally surprised, these rich people simply don't treat money as money!

But I like it!

"Of course, as long as you have old ham that is more than three years old, we want as much as we want, and the more the better...... You can even do this, you can find a way to help contact other people who have old ham, whether it is a company or a private person, as long as it is more than three years old, we want it, and we can give a price that is twice the market price, for each old ham traded, according to the year, we can give you a commission, at least one hundred yuan, what do you think?" Jin Yang, who had been silent, suddenly interjected and made a little suggestion, " Your hometown is from Nuodeng and you are also a well-known local master of making Nuodeng ham, and you are also quite famous in this industry, so it shouldn't be difficult to come and help buy more old ham, right?"

Speaking of the market price, in fact, the price of Nuodeng ham that is more than three years old is already a bit high...... Scarcity is expensive, and the price of valuable things will naturally be much more expensive, which is also normal.

But the price of the cigarette is more than double the market price, this price is very considerable, and even a bit exaggerated, can you imagine the scene of buying a ham for tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of yuan?

The reality is so exaggerated, and it may not be enough, because for rich people, this may not be called money, and one meal may be more than your annual salary...... Uncle Guide was stunned all of a sudden, and stammered: "Then, that, Mrs. Jin, Miss Jin, you, you, really, Ken, willing to pay twice the market price?"

In the end, he finally stopped stammering, but his tone was equally surprised, these rich people simply don't treat money as money!

But I like it!

"Of course, as long as you have old ham that is more than three years old, we want as much as we want, and the more the better...... You can even do this, you can find a way to help contact other people who have old ham, whether it is a company or a private person, as long as it is more than three years old, we want it, and we can give a price that is twice the market price, for each old ham traded, according to the year, we can give you a commission, at least one hundred yuan, what do you think?" Jin Yang, who had been silent, suddenly interjected and made a little suggestion, " Your hometown is from Nuodeng and you are also a well-known local master of making Nuodeng ham, and you are also quite famous in this industry, so it shouldn't be difficult to come and help buy more old ham, right?"

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