Vera and Vicara saw everyone put down the dishes and chopsticks, and the food on the table was facing the sky.

They and Yu Qingqing quickly cleaned up the table and served tea.

The rain is still dripping, everyone sits around and continues to talk about chili peppers!

Fang Monan took a sip of tea and said, "Our history of eating spicy is not very long, but the breadth and depth of eating spicy food are remarkable, especially in the past ten years, with the popularity of Shancheng hot pot, the southeast coastal cities have changed their habits of not touching spicy, and they have changed banners, eaten spicy, can eat spicy, and are addicted." ”

"The history of eating spicy food is not very long." Lian Yufeng asked. "No! The history of Hunan cuisine is very long! The great poet Qu Yuan was exiled to Sanxiang and wrote the famous poem "Chu Ci". Among them, "The Conjuring" and "The Great Move", reflect the rich and delicious dishes, drinks and snacks in this kind of sacrificial activity at that time.

The dishes eaten are varied. Rice, millet, wheat, and sorghum are all you need. Sour, sweet, salty, bitter, harmonious and palatable. The tendons of fat cows are soft and fragrant. There is a soup made with a sour and bitter flavor. Roasted soft-shelled turtle and roasted lamb with sugarcane juice. Vinegar-cooked swans, stewed pheasants, pan-fried fat geese and partridge cranes, as well as braised chicken and stewed turtle broth, are delicious and intense – and will last for a long time. ”

"Stinky boy, you foodie!" Aunt Lian scolded with a smile.

"Don't get excited! Mom, there is no more effective way to memorize the history of the local area than to connect it with eating. Lian Yufeng said.

"This kid, it's reasonable." Grandma laughed. "But it makes sense!"

"Chili peppers are a foreign product. It was introduced at the end of the Ming Dynasty. So before the end of the Ming Dynasty, did the Sanxiang people eat spicy food? Also eat spicy. As early as in the Book of Songs, salt, sauce, honey, starch, ginger, cinnamon, pepper and other condiments are mentioned, among which ginger and pepper are of course spicy. ”

"I didn't know that chili peppers were also imported." Lian Yufeng said.

Cao Mo said, "However, since the introduction of chili pepper into China, the spicy source has opened widely, and after the widespread spread of chili seeds in the southwest, northwest and southeast regions, it has begun to officially settle in the fertile and moist land of Sanxiang, and immediately take root, flower, bear fruit, and reproduce and expand here." Won the love of the people of this land. As a kind of foreign goods from the West. In Sanxiang, peppers were not only not ostracized, or were neglected by onions, peppers and other crops, but received special courtesy, colliding with sparks of passion. ”

Cao Mo continued. "We grow a lot of chili peppers in a lot of places there. There are many varieties. There are horn peppers, lantern peppers, Chaotian peppers, five-clawed dragon peppers, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, meat peppers, sweet peppers, dead hemp peppers, and many more. Among them, the five-clawed dragon pepper in Hengshan is the hottest, and it is called the 'chili king'. In some places, the sweet peppers are juicy and sweet, and children eat them as fruit. ”

Yu Qingqing said with a smile. "We eat chili peppers in a variety of ways. Soak the big red pepper in a sealed sour jar, there is sour in the spicy, it is called 'sour and spicy'; the red pepper, Sichuan pepper, garlic are held at the same time, it is called 'spicy'; the big red pepper is chopped and pickled in the sealed jar, the spicy is salty, it is called 'salty and spicy'; after the big red pepper is chopped, mix with the rice dry powder, pickled in the sealed jar, it can be fried dry when eating, it can be stirred, it is called 'spicy'; after the red pepper is crushed, garlic seeds and soy sauce are added, and the tea oil is soaked, the fragrance is strong, it is called 'oil and spicy'; the big red pepper is grilled in the fire, and then the thin skin is torn off, and sesame oil, Soy sauce salad, spicy and sweet, called 'fresh and spicy'. In addition, dried and fresh chili peppers can also be used as cooking ingredients, and there are many ways to eat them. ”

Cao Xuefang said with a smile, "Especially in the Miao Village of Dong Township in Xiangxi, whenever a guest arrives, he always has to use dried chili stew to entertain him." When persuading customers, they always ask for 'chili' instead of 'meat', which shows that they have a great appetite for spicy. ”

"Sure enough, I love spicy food." Jian Huixin felt that this mouth was still hot when she heard it. "But it's so spicy that your mouth is numb, can you still tell the taste of various dishes? I just feel the word 'spicy'. ”

"Absolutely." Yu Qingqing said with a smile, "The taste of Hunan cuisine does not affect the taste. What's more, the spicy of Hunan cuisine has the difference between spicy, spicy, sour and spicy, spicy, spicy, fresh and spicy, bitter and spicy, etc., and when used in combination with other condiments, it will never make the dishes the same, and it is also different from the spicy taste of Sichuan cuisine. ”

Cao Xuefang said with a smile, "We have a general appetite for spicy food, regardless of men, women, young and old, rich or poor. Children start eating chili peppers from the time they are weaned and change to food, and they can't eat without chili peppers. ’”

"I've been trained to eat spicy food since I was a child, and I'm certainly not afraid of spicy! The so-called heredity is not only intellectual, physical, etc., but also taste. Jian Huixin had to sigh.

Xiong Baochun said, "In addition to the coastal provinces in China, people in many places are fond of spicy food, especially in Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan provinces. There is a folk proverb: 'Shuchuan people are not afraid of spicy, and Guizhou nobles are not afraid of spicy. Sanxiang people are afraid of not being spicy. ’”

"Huh...... If you say that, the people in the other two provinces should be unwilling. They are all vying for the laurel of not being spicy, and no one will accept the other two titles. Fang Menan smiled.

"These three phrases, 'half a catty and eight taels', don't mean the same." Lian Yufeng said, and the others nodded in agreement, there is no difference!

"Hehe......" Old Man Lin understood after a little thought, so he smiled, "After thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is only a slight difference in tone: I am not afraid of spicy, it means that I can eat spicy; Spicy is not afraid, it means that no matter how spicy it is, it can be eaten; I'm afraid that it's not spicy, which means that I have a lot of space to bear the spiciness, even the spiciest taste is just a piece of cake. It seems that 'afraid of not being spicy', the strongest aura, the most momentum, the greatest style, no wonder it is favored by people in three places, dare to love it has the style of a king! ”

"Hehe......"

The crowd laughed.

Dr. Chen said with a smile, "When it comes to eating spicy food, we are the first to recommend our Chairman Mao, and it is none other than you!" Chairman Mao hosted a banquet for Stalin's envoy Mikoyan, who was addicted to alcohol, and this happened to be Chairman Mao's shortcoming. Chairman Mao couldn't have the upper hand in drinking, so he asked the chef to fry a large plate of chili peppers, which turned out to be so spicy that Mi Gao was sobbing and coughing, which was regarded as revenge for 'one arrow'.

Mikoyan said: 'The chili peppers in China are so powerful. ’

Seeing this, Chairman Mao humorously said: "In China, if you can't eat chili peppers, you are not a thorough revolutionary, and it seems that Comrade Mikoyan is not a thorough revolutionary." ’”

Old Man Lin said, "Once, the founding general Yang Dezhi invited Chairman Mao to eat pears, but Chairman Mao thought it was too sweet, so he asked for chili powder and sprinkled it on the pears before eating. This way of eating is unprecedented, just like his legendary life. ”

The two old men flew up again.

Dr. Chen added, "Chairman Mao hosted a banquet for American journalist Snow in Yan'an, and once sang a Hunan folk song "Chili Song" for the guests: 'Guests from afar, please sit down and listen to me sing a chili song.'" You don't have to smile at the guests from afar, and the people of Sanxiang love to use chili peppers for hospitality. Although it is a native product of the countryside, it is indispensable to rely on Yazi every day...... this song, people who have no feelings for chili peppers can't remember it, and they can't sing it well. ”

Speaking of where to eat spicy food, the two old men were at loggerheads, and sparks of struggle were flying.

Everyone listened to it with fascination and enjoyment! I spent the afternoon in 'chili'.

Cao Moyou listened to the excitement of the original, and the more he listened to it, the more he thought about it, but he looked at Yu Qingqing as thoughtfully as him, and his eyes burst out with dazzling light.

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It rained all day, and in the evening, it became a drizzle, and the smoke and rain were hazy. The farm in the smoke and rain is clear and blurry.

After dinner, Xiong Baochun wore a raincoat and rubber shoes, carried an iron chisel, and ran in front of his head. Take a look at the farm to see if there is any standing water, and the drainage system designed for the farm at the time was very advanced. So it's time for inspection.

The three members of the Cao family were sitting in the house, and Cao Xuefang was writing the homework assigned by Mr. Lin.

Yu Qingqing kept walking around the house, she had a lot of thoughts in her heart, and she had to find someone to talk to.

"Cao Mo, I have an idea." Yu Qingqing paused, looked at him and said. "Hey! Don't write it, listen to my thoughts first. ”

"What to write?" Yu Qingqing walked to the desk, looked down, and read it out, "Pepper deep processing......"

"You want to open a pepper factory." Yu Qingqing raised his eyebrows and said.

Cao Mo paused his pen and turned around, "With this idea, talking about chili peppers this afternoon inspired me a lot. We have unique natural conditions for the production of chili peppers. If you can do enough articles on chili peppers, it is a feasible way, especially if there are so many people who love spicy peppers, let them eat authentic Sanxiang chili peppers.

In fact, not only chili peppers, we have been known as the land of fish and rice since ancient times, there are so many local products, deep processing, made into a series of canned food based on fish and local vegetables dominated by exposed beans.

Set up a factory integrating deep processing and sales of agricultural and sideline products.

I thought of the name, just called 'hot girl', hot girl is not afraid of spicy! We have two hot girls in our family. ”

"Hehe......" Yu Qingqing and Cao Xuefang laughed, the man who was tenacious, not afraid of hardship and hardship, came back to life.

Leaving his beloved green uniform, his upright character was ostracized in the factory, and finally became a scapegoat, and his daughter's illness almost crushed this iron-clad man.

Looking at the high-spirited man in front of him, the mother and daughter were really emotional!

"What are you laughing at?" Cao Mo scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "Is my idea bad?" ”

"Good! However, I suggest that you tell Mr. Lin about your ideas, people are more knowledgeable and thoughtful than us, and if he perfects your ideas, we can avoid some detours. Yu Qingqing said with a smile.

"Qingqing, that's right, I'll go now." Cao Mo is anxious, just do it! Get up immediately.

"Hey! Wait, you haven't listened to my thoughts! Yu Qingqing pressed him to the chair. (To be continued......)

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