No.69 Food that is popular on the Ancient Tea Horse Road
got up and put on a raincoat, Wang Mingyuan looked outside, the raindrops seemed to be smaller, but he didn't have to worry too much about his mobile phone being wet in the rain during his live broadcast.
Otherwise, he really doesn't have a good way to cover his phone from the rain.
With a selfie stick in one hand and a red plastic bucket in the other, Wang Mingyuan walked out of the cabin.
The bucket also contains a prepared net pocket for catching water dragonflies from aquatic weeds.
Although there are still sporadic light rains, but after all, it is the afternoon, some temperature, plus the sun is scorching for several days before, a lot of heat has accumulated in the earth and soil, at this time, the temperature is released, and the transpiring water vapor is in the surrounding mountains and forests, fluttering and curling, directly lining this family col, as if it has become a fairy treasure.
This background is true!
Many people looked at the environment in the video and were amazed again.
This is a very common situation in the mountains, but in the eyes of many people, it seems very novel.
Good mountains, good water and good air are indeed things that many people think are very luxurious in this era.
Even the air is sold as a commodity, which is the best proof of this.
Undoubtedly, the place where Zhangjiaao is located and the surrounding environment are indeed the envy of many people.
Wang Mingyuan showed his surroundings while walking down the stream in front of the door.
More than 30 meters away, there is a waterhole formed at the bay, the water flow is gentle, and there are a lot of aquatic plants growing in it, which is a good place for water dragonflies to live.
"Do you know what a water dragonfly is?"
"Water dragonflies, hence the name, are the larvae of dragonflies in the water."
"I think everyone has seen dragonflies dotting water, this is not a light work, but dragonflies are laying eggs."
"The eggs laid by dragonflies fall into the water, and then follow the current, attach to aquatic plants, and the larvae that hatch are water dragonflies!"
"So, most of the water dragonflies are in ponds and fish ponds with gentle currents."
"And the dish we are going to eat today is called fried water dragonfly."
"This is a very authentic delicacy in our Yunnan Province, and it is especially popular among the caravans and elephant teams on the Ancient Tea Horse Road."
Wang Mingyuan walked while popularizing science.
Since it is a live broadcast of eating insects, it must be explained well, what you eat in your mouth cannot always be swallowed by dates, there is a story, there is a background, it is easier to accept, and it is also a big selling point.
"It turns out that dragonflies are laying eggs."
"I've seen dragonflies in the water, and I've seen two dragonflies flying together on their stomachs."
"What are you? I've also caught it with my own hands, and I just pulled it open at once, good guy, guess what I saw? ”
"What did you see......"
The messages sent by the guys driving through the dragonflies were clearly explained in one sentence, but they were divided into a few sentences, making the chat window become a text stream that rolled rapidly. However, some people still noticed the ancient tea horse road mentioned by Wang Mingyuan.
"What is the Ancient Tea Horse Road?"
"I know this, I've seen the introduction on TV, but I've only heard of the horse gang, not the elephant team!"
"Tell me about it!"
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Wang Mingyuan looked at the flashing information, and many people were very interested in the Ancient Tea Horse Road, so he made a brief introduction based on what he knew.
"The Ancient Tea Horse Road is an ancient trade route formed by the circulation of horses, cattle and sheep in the plateau area and tea, cloth and salt in the interior through the tea and horse market since the Tang and Song dynasties. Tea and horses are the most representative things.
As for the elephant team, it is actually a team that uses elephants as a means of transportation, of course, in the plateau area, it is difficult to use, so it is only a short-distance transit role.
In fact, the main means of transport for the caravan team engaged in trade is not horses, but mules and people with less food and better stamina, it was a very difficult journey, and now it has become a cultural monument to protect the heritage, and interested friends can go to see it.
I don't know much about it myself.
I just heard the old man say that this fried water dragonfly was also popular at that time, presumably because of the difficult living conditions and lack of food and drink.
Today's deep-fried dragonfly is a rare delicacy that is very distinctive. ”
Wang Mingyuan naturally twisted the historical explanation back to the fried water dragonfly, he didn't know much about the ancient tea horses, and if he continued to tear it down, it would be exposed.
However, he didn't say it, but netizens and fans were still interested, including many people who were hidden dragons and crouching tigers, including people who knew the ancient tea horse road very well, and they were all right, but Wang Mingyuan knew a lot.
There was a lot of discussion, and when Wang Mingyuan arrived at the pond and began to pull up his pants and go into the water, he focused his attention on the topic of water dragonflies.
It's just that someone soon raised questions, which caught Wang Mingyuan off guard: Dragonflies are beneficial insects, and they are also used to eat, is there any humanity left?
Yes, dragonflies are beneficial insects that prey on all kinds of pests, so why should they eat them?
Wang Mingyuan had never thought about this problem, and he was a little confused all of a sudden.
Netizens also divided into three parties and began to tear up.
Some are considered beneficial insects and need to be protected.
Some people think that it is just food, and they have to eat it, and there are many people who wait and see and think that things are not troublesome enough.
Wang Mingyuan hadn't started fishing yet, and before they could even see what the water dragonfly was, it turned into a pot of porridge.
He couldn't help but have a big head, but obviously he couldn't let this thing continue like this, and he had to stop it as soon as possible.
"In fact, before the water dragonfly became a dragonfly, it was not a beneficial insect at all, on the contrary, it was very cruel and ferocious. The larval stage is not much younger than that of adults.
Moreover, the larvae of water dragonflies have a short life cycle in the water, and can stay in the water for one to seven years.
This thing is in the water, eating everything it can catch, small fish, small shrimp, tadpoles and the like are delicious, even dragonflies, if there is a chance to be caught by it, it will not let go.
If this occurs in large numbers in fish ponds and frog ponds, it will be a great disaster.
So, it's really hard to define.
What's more, now that there are many people who have been artificially breeding dragonflies, it seems that there is no need to distinguish them so clearly.
Besides, there aren't so many people who have the spare time to go fishing everywhere in the pond, and how many can really eat! ”
As soon as he heard this, the excited live broadcast room finally calmed down a little.
"Damn, I checked the information, it's really what Brother Worm said, this thing is violent, and the six relatives don't recognize it!"
"It's really hard to define whether it's good or not."
"In the eyes of foodies, the biggest benefit is that you can get food."
"That's it, there are so many insects, you may not be able to eat them in front of you!"
"Anchor continue, hurry up and catch it, and let us have a good look at this ferocious bug!"
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Wang Mingyuan believes that there should be many people looking at their mobile phones at this time, because he saw that many people suddenly quit from the live broadcast room, and after a while, a large group of people rushed in.
He exhaled a long breath and said secretly: Fortunately, he was well prepared, otherwise, he would really not be able to tell.
When encountering paranoia, it is entirely possible that his live broadcast will be disrupted.
However, what does this "bug eater" mean?
Do I already have such a name?
Outrageous!