Hunan climate is humid, not conducive to the storage of fresh food, so Hunan people through smoking a variety of bacon, storage food, gradually the flavor of wax has become a lot of Hunan people especially like the food, Hunan people with the flavor of the delicious food is also very much, of which is famous is - the flavor of the steam!
This dish has such an interesting story, this dish was made by Liu Qi, Liu Qi, who was originally a restaurant owner, in order to avoid creditors and went into exile, begging for a living, it was the New Year's Pass, came to a rich man's house to beg, the rich man was feasting on the guests, he ordered the next person to take the pickled chicken, duck and fish meat to him, at this time he was hungry early, so he directly set up a small stove in front of the rich man's house, and put the chicken and bacon into the steamer.
At this time, the rich man's family passed three rounds of wine, but smelled a burst of fragrance in the distance, the master's family quickly urged the servant to bring such a fragrant delicacy, the servant and the incense came to the door, found Liu Qi's preparation to eat the cooked wax flavor, the servant exchanged twice the meal, which changed the steamed bowl from Liu Qi's hand, brought the table guests to eat it, and praised it continuously, one of the big restaurant owners asked the rich man to make this dish chef, wanted him to go to his own restaurant to take charge of the spoon, Liu Qi, heard that he was also happy, and found a place to eat.
Liu Qi's hotel constantly changes this dish, and named it "Wax Flavor Steaming", which is really famous far and wide, and the guests who come to visit are endless, and the hotel's business is also booming, with its unique flavor, more and more known.
The most representative of the traditional famous dishes in the Hunan cuisine is this "wax flavor steaming", which is made of bacon, chicken legs, wax fish, etc., steamed with chicken soup and spices, its wax flavor is fragrant, salty and delicious, and a variety of wax flavors complement each other, wonderful, with appetizing and digesting effects, is the favorite dish of Hunan people.
In the streets of Hunan, there are many steamed restaurants, a variety of steamed dishes, rich and incredible, sometimes it is the steaming of chicken legs, the steaming of the fish, sometimes the combination of bacon, the steaming of the fish, the combination of various flavors, it is also a very suitable for the delicious taste of the wine, the oily red color, always let people can't help but swallow the taste.
Lak-flavored steaming is not only popular in a small steaming restaurant, but also a very popular delicacy in high-end restaurants, but in high-end restaurants, it is more exquisitely plastered, whether it is bacon, bacon, bacon chicken are neatly arranged, more like soldiers who are re-inspected, making people have some restraints under chopsticks!
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a diner's "Food Constitution Hong secret" Yun: "Chen meat does not have a umami taste, so it is good." The history of bacon can be traced back to more than 2,000 years, and Hunan bacon said in the Republic of China period Liang Shiqiu: "Hunan bacon is the most famous." It can be seen that the wax flavor of Hunan is not only historical, but also loved to a deeper extent.
The main ingredient of the steaming is the flavor of the bacon, the delicious taste of this dish depends largely on the quality of the bacon, if the production of the bacon is not good, the whole dish will be destroyed, only good bacon can be the material for the steaming of the bacon.
In the Chinese New Year's Eve of Hunan people, it is always indispensable to make a dish of wax flavor steaming, not only to satisfy the appetite, but also because of the cooperation with chicken, fish, bacon, etc., it is very rich, with Hunan people's good wishes for the auspicious and perfect New Year.