Chapter 16 A meat, a vegetarian heart, a historical moment
He Huanxi's tone was unhurried, as if a breeze was blowing, and the crisp and pleasant voice fell into people's hearts.
"A meat, a vegetarian and a little heart, the small dishes embody the wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, with a long history, and there are little-known allusions behind it. Don't look at the dishes as ordinary, but their earliest history can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. β
"A dish is a heritage, a history. The reason why they can enter thousands of households is the inevitable development of the times, we live in a rich and beautiful era, now please follow me into their history. β
He Huanxi took a shallow sip of tea.
When the teacup is put down, the bottom of the cup collides with the dining table, making a crisp "click" sound, which is quite a sense of surprise.
Isn't it surprising?
Even netizens didn't expect that this ordinary meat and vegetarian little heart, in He Huanxi's mouth, there was such a "big life experience"!
"When it comes to this braised eggplant, we have to talk about the origin of the eggplant. It is said that the origin of the print. The degree of eggplant, shaped like an egg, was introduced to China from the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the "Qi Min Yao Shu" between 533 and 544 AD, there is a method of how to grow eggplant. This shows that before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, eggplant had been exported from India. degrees were introduced and began to be planted. β
"Eggplant has many aliases, Luosu, laver, Kunlun melon are all it, among which I want to tell you about Kunlun melon, even Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty also called this purple eggplant 'Kunlun purple melon'......"
"Braised eggplant, is a local famous dish, this dish is the fine of vegetarian dishes, belongs to Zhejiang cuisine or Northeast cuisine, as a home cooking, it is rich in nutritional value, salty and fresh. The most important thing is that it's easy to get started. β
He Huanxi smiled, "Newcomers who want to get rid of the title of 'kitchen killer' can try making braised eggplant, there should be a surprise." No matter what the taste is, at least you can eat it when it is cooked, and it will not be poisoned no matter how you toss it. β
[Hahaha, it feels like it's for me! γ
[This is the braised eggplant I ate at school today!] γ
[The eggplant is really good, the meat is full, and the chef who can cook it can make the vegetarian dishes related to eggplant the same as eating meat, and I like to eat garlic grilled eggplant the most! γ
[Eggplant has a dish called an eggplant pot, I don't know if you have eaten it, I often eat it. This dish is also called minced meat and eggplant pot, but my mother doesn't like to put minced meat, she likes to put salted fish, and it is also a delicious flavor! γ
A seemingly ordinary and unusual braised eggplant was introduced by He Huanxi to become tall, which also caused netizens to "compare" from all over the world.
In the barrage, netizens expressed their opinions and said what they thought were delicious dishes made with eggplant.
These dishes are all number one in their minds.
Immediately afterwards, He Huanxi introduced "Dongpo meat".
"Dongpo meat is a delicacy invented by Su Shi, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Su Shi is known as a Dongpo layman, so the local people affectionately call this dish Dongpo meat."
"I believe that the historical allusion to the origin of this dish, everyone should have heard: in the fifth year of Yuanyou, Su Shi was in Hangzhou Renzhizhou, when it was the rainy season, the heavy rain in western Zhejiang did not stop, and the Taihu Lake flooded, it was Su Shi who took effective measures as soon as possible to make the people in western Zhejiang through the most difficult period."
In order to thank Su Shi, the people of Hangzhou carried pigs and wine to Su Shi during the New Year. Su Shi instructed his family to cut the meat into cubes, burn it until it was crispy and soft, and distribute it to the common people to eat. Everyone was amazed after eating, so people affectionately called this dish Dongpo meat. β
He Huanxi's words changed: "This is a historical allusion that everyone is more familiar with, and it is also the most widely known allusion, but do you know that the Dongpo meat made by Su Shi actually has a long history." In the beginning, this dish was not called Dongpo pork, but 'return meat'. β
[I haven't heard of it!] γ
[Why is it called return meat, is it because this dish was sent back by Su Shi to the people to eat, so it is called return meat? ] γ
[Although I haven't heard the story of giving back meat, I think Su Shi must have known how to cook Dongpo meat for a long time, and it is impossible that after the villagers sent the pigs over, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with it, right? γ
He Huanxi took the time to look at his mobile phone, mainly to watch the barrage.
She said: "Some people have already guessed the meaning of giving back meat, that's right, giving back meat is Su Shi's gift to the common people, so it got its name." Legend has it that in Xining for ten years, Su Shi went to Xuzhou Zhizhou, the local flood besieged Xuzhou, the water level was as high as two feet and eight feet, Su Shi took the lead in leading the forbidden military camp to fight the flood in person, and built an embankment to protect the city with the people of the city! β
"This flood fight, on the fight for more than 70 days and nights, finally saved Xuzhou City, the people all cheered, thanks to the leadership of the good Zhizhou, and the people to live and die together, so give pork."
"Su Shi instructed his family to cook pork into braised pork and give it back to the people who participated in the flood fight, which led to a good conversation, so he called this dish a gift meat."
He Huanxi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Later, when he was in the third year of Yuanfeng, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou as the deputy envoy of the regiment. He cultivated the land by himself, called this place 'Dongpo Jushi', and personally wrote his experience of cooking braised pork into the "Pork Eating Poem", but it was not very famous at the time. β
She spread her hands humorously, "The next story, you all know, later Su Shi returned to Hangzhou to Ren Zhizhou, leading the people to fight the flood, this time, 'Dongpo meat' is world-famous." β
[I am from Xuzhou, what the anchor said is true, there is a special former residence of Su Shi in the city! ] We are not called "Dongpo meat" here, it is called "return meat", which is one of the "four treasures of Dongpo" in Xuzhou! γ
[Su Shi really has a fate with the flood, he fought the flood twice, and he got meat from the people both times. γ
[What are the historical allusions to xiaolongbao, I can't wait to know!] γ
He Huanxi does eating and broadcasting, which is different from other anchors who roll up their sleeves and eat with real knives and guns.
The path taken by other anchors is called "showing up".
The path He Huanxi took, that is called "fighting cattle across the mountains"!
It seems to be doing mukbang, but it's actually telling a story.
On the other hand, she doesn't forget to show off the dishes while telling her stories.
I have to say that the program team has taken great pains and ingenuity for this live broadcast.
The canteen is ordinary, but the details are not ordinary.
To do mukbang, the most important thing is to light and lens.
The program team directly uses the camera 3D surround technology in a big way, and the lighting also deliberately makes each table have a vertical light above the head, so that the anchor can adjust the angle with the remote control to ensure that the light can hit the meal.
He Huanxi's live broadcast room.
The food is bright and full of color, and it seems to be steaming hot.
The gentle anchor uses a soft voice to slowly tell the story behind the dishes.
I don't know how other netizens feel, anyway, the netizens who stay here feel hungry!
[The more you watch, the more you listen, the hungrier you get!] γ
[My appetite has increased greatly, obviously the anchor didn't move, but I was just brought up my appetite! ] γ
γOrder a braised eggplant and Dongpo pork now!γ γ
He Huanxi's live broadcast room originally fell from fifth to tenth.
But with her explanation, the popularity slowly came to the fifth place, which is very close to the fourth place.
Watching other anchors' eating and broadcasting, it's very cheesy and down-to-earth.
But watching He Huanxi's eating and broadcasting, it feels very elegant and beautiful.
An ordinary dish turns out to have such a highlight moment.
Just as how Huanxi said at the beginning-
A dish is a heritage.
He Huanxi took a few sips of tea, moistened his throat, and leisurely explained the historical allusions of "Xiaolongbao".
"Xiaolongbao, also known as Xiaolong steamed bun, is a famous traditional noodle snack of the Han nationality in China, which first appeared in the area of Changzhou Mansion in Jiangsu Province during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Its history can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty, and there are similar "soup dumplings" that have been handed down to this day, and the product has the characteristics of thin and transparent skin, rich marinade, crab fragrance, fat but not greasy......
After talking about its historical origin, it also traces the past and present life of Xiaolongbao.
He Huanxi's focus is on modern anecdotes.
A flash of light floated in her eyes, like a moving spring water, "When it comes to the overseas export of xiaolongbao, I have to mention Spain." β
"In the beginning, when some immigrants from my country ran Chinese restaurants in Spain, the name of xiao long bao on the Spanish menu was 'Chinese bread with meat in the center', which was delicious and very popular."
Later, as a large number of immigrants entered Spain, more and more Chinese restaurants opened, and xiao long bao became one of the staples of every Chinese restaurant. At that time, xiao long bao was written as 'xiaolong', and the annotation on the Spanish menu was even more incredible, called 'small bread with Chinese dragon meat'. β
"Later, the restaurant boldly reformed and directly became: Huaguo's dragon bread."
"Gradually, xiaolongbao is no longer xiaolongbao, but has become xiaolongbao, which is well-known abroad and famous all over the world, and has undoubtedly become a famous food among snacks."
[Xiaolongbao is so popular abroad, I can't imagine it!] γ
[Awesome, the mediocre xiaolongbao is actually bread with dragon meat! ] γ
[Hahaha, the joke made by the translator has become a classic. γ
[If the anchor can talk, he will talk more, and if he wants to listen more, he feels so proud! ] γ
[Xiaolongbao is really everywhere, but I didn't expect it to be so popular......]
Unconsciously, the popularity of He Huanxi's live broadcast room squeezed into the top three, ranking third!
Many anchors have been observing the list, and after discovering the changes in the list, they couldn't help but look in the direction of He Huanxi.
They were extremely puzzled: I didn't see He Huanxi eating hard, why did so many people go to her live broadcast room?
Some anchors are relatively close to He Huanxi, and they were originally good at eating and broadcasting, but they didn't eat at the end, so they pricked up their ears and listened to the story quietly.
The anchor Ming Xiaotao sat next to He Huanxi and praised in a low voice: "It turns out that xiaolongbao has such an allusion, I have liked to eat xiaolongbao since I was a child, I grew up eating dragon meat!" β
[The anchor is exposed, do your food broadcast, don't eavesdrop! ] γ
[That's it!] γ
Ming Xiaotao rolled her eyes and said in a low voice: "Shhh, don't make a sound, lest the program team think I'm paddling, I obviously eat very seriously, but Anchor He's voice is so good, I am attracted to my heart!" β
Relying on the popularity of He Huanxi, Ming Xiaotao's live broadcast room gradually began to be lively.
Netizens jumped around with each other and spread word of mouth.
After a while, many people knew that there was an anchor who became He Huanxi's fan sister.
I can't even take care of my own food and broadcast, I just want to listen to He Huanxi's story.
Netizens were curious and came to check in.
This wave has made Ming Xiaotao's live broadcast room more popular by a few places, and it is in the middle and upper echelons.
Luo Jingjing is in the live broadcast room.
She saw that He Huanxi's popularity had risen to second place, which might threaten her first place.
Her eyes drooped slightly, looking at the barrage full of screens, and there was just a barrage passing by-
[Have you watched He Huanxi's live broadcast room, she tells stories and listens well! ] γ
Luo Jingjing blinked her eyes wide, pretending to be curious and asked, "Is He Huanxi the anchor, she doesn't communicate with other people very much, is she so good at telling stories?" β
This seemingly unintentional sentence was written down by many netizens.