China has a long history, a vast territory, a large population, and a large land, so there are differences in climate, products, customs and habits in various places, thus forming a rich and colorful food culture. Distinguishing the types of Chinese food culture from the three perspectives of eaters, regions and seasons has formed local dishes with their own characteristics, a dish is the embodiment of a local culture, and a dish can interpret the connotation of a local culture. Although Yu cuisine is not in the "eight major cuisines", as a representative of the culinary civilization of the Central Plains, because it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it has always adhered to the basic tradition of Chinese cooking: neutralization and harmony. "Medium" refers to the middle of the taste of Yu cuisine, not as sweet as Su cuisine, not as salty as Lu cuisine, not as spicy as Hunan cuisine, not as sour as Sichuan cuisine, and between sweet, salty and sour and spicy to seek one, seek its peace, and seek its lightness. "He" refers to the strength of the family and has both northern and southern characteristics. Set sweet, salty, sour and spicy for one ding and seek a taste, and seek a sum.
The famous dish in Yu cuisine belongs to "sweet and sour soft boiled fish", also known as "carp baked noodles". One of the famous dishes of this dish is carp, golden carp, which is a treasure of the past generations "Yellow River Carp", a specialty of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, a national geographical indication of agricultural products, with a long history, the Book of Poetry has a cloud "Eat fish, the carp of the river", the Song Dynasty once had the phrase "hold on to the return at all costs", which has always been a precious ingredient.
The Yellow River carp has a very high appearance, a graceful posture, a flat side and a round abdomen, a slowly rising arc between the back of the head, golden scales on the side of the body, orange-red under the tail stalk, orange-red pectoral and abdominal fins, the whole is light golden yellow, just like a beautiful golden shuttle, the color is beautiful, the posture is smooth compared with the ornamental fish Arowana.
In fact, there are many varieties of carp, why can the Yellow River carp be famous, in the past it could become a tribute to the Qing Dynasty, and now it has become a delicacy for receiving guests at home and abroad, and ranks first among the four major freshwater fish in China?
Compared with other ordinary carp, the Yellow River carp meat is delicate, no muddy taste, rich in high protein and low fat content, and contains a large number of essential trace elements, this is because the Yellow River water flow is turbulent, the water flow is cold and cool, in such a wild environment because it also has to feed everywhere, so that the Yellow River carp meat is "fresh white and tender", and the growth rate is slow, it takes several years to grow. Pond because of the silt at the bottom of the ordinary carp has a muddy smell, and the bottom of the Yellow River is sand and gravel so the fish will not have a muddy smell, the yellow river carp eat the sand in the river and a large number of wild weeds can not only help the digestion of the fish, and the sediment contains a large number of trace elements, these reasons make the Yellow River carp more delicious than the ordinary carp. Freshly salvaged Yellow River carp, under the hands of the Yu cuisine master to do a little processing, the action is quick to remove the fish internal organs and scales, in the fish body outside the wrapped protein powder, with a martial fire, hot pan cold oil, the operation is rapid, the fish body is fried to golden brown, and then use the best lotus flour plus rock sugar to make a sweet and sour sauce. Add a spoonful of hot oil while hot, pour it on the fried fish, and finally sprinkle it with onion, ginger, garlic and coriander, etc., after the finished product, the color is bright, the meat is tender, the taste is soft and sticky, the lips and teeth are fragrant, the meat is soft, the meat is soft, and the salty taste is beautiful.
However, the Yellow River carp is delicious, only equivalent to other varieties of carp. There are thousands of species of freshwater fish and marine fish in our country, and varieties that are more delicious than carp abound, such as the wuchang fish that is praised by the leader who wrote poems, "only drink the water of the Yangtze River, and eat Wuchang fish" with tender and delicious meat, as well as the silver fish, which is also listed as one of the four famous fish in China, this fish has no fish scales, and there is no thorn, it is worry-free and labor-saving to eat, and there is a beautiful puffer fish that is "desperately" eaten. Delicious fish do not know how many, Henan people's love for the Yellow River carp, more is the hometown feelings, the picture is not the appetite of the mouth, more is the yearning for its beautiful meaning. Yuan Shikai, born in Xiangcheng, Henan, originated in North Korea, famous in the capital, in his later years, he paid great attention to health, eating and paying attention to health care and light taste, but he had a special love for "Yellow River carp", believing that only yellow river carp has both health and taste, and there is a good omen of "leaping into a dragon", any fish in other places can not be compared, so he likes to eat soft carp baked noodles, the hobby of "big president" makes Hou Defu stand out, and the earliest restaurant chain in China is Yu Restaurant Hou Defu. It is not so much that Yuan Shikai brought Yu cuisine, but rather that the Yellow River carp achieved Hou Defu.
Since ancient times, Henan belongs to the province of student origin, ten thousand people cross the single wooden bridge, it is difficult to enter the university, if you want to get ahead, you need to pay tens of millions of times the effort, but also need the blessing of good luck. The beautiful legend that the Yellow River carp is advancing against the current and jumping up the dragon gate will feather into a dragon is undoubtedly an excellent omen. Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem specifically for the Yellow River carp: "The Yellow River three-foot carp, originally in Mengjinju, the point is not a dragon, and returns to accompany the fish" Therefore, when the child is admitted to a good school, he must invite the neighbors to eat the Yellow River carp. Classmates and colleagues should also invite guests to eat the Yellow River carp for promotion, which means that promotion and other things such as flying yellow Tengda.
If you come to Henan one day, the enthusiastic Henan friend will definitely invite you to eat the Yellow River carp, which is the importance of the friendship between you, but he is going to serve you the best dish. You just need to open your belly and eat a big meal even if it is worthy of our Henan people's affection for you