Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 635
After leaving the Confucian Temple with strange wishing signs, head east all the way to a pedestrian street full of ancient buildings.

There are two tallest towers, and you can see the towers in the distance at a glance when standing on the road.

The city tower is not big, but it is full of traces of ancient times.

I heard that this place is the ancient capital of Nanzhao.

After a short walk on the pedestrian street, I saw a snack street.

And on this snack street, there is another shop that little fans want to bring Li Xiao to.

Yin Kee pickles.

It has been more than 50 years since Yinji pickles first appeared in the market.

The owner of this small shop, Grandma Chen, is also 85 years old.

Yinji pickles are carefully selected, finely crafted, and have a long storage period. Now there are more than 10 kinds of pickles, such as fermented soybeans, wild manna, radish beans, radish with skin, pickled tofu, and spicy wrinkled skin. They are famous local products of Weishan.

When the little fans brought Li Xiao here, the rows of pickles in front of the shop were particularly conspicuous.

A dozen kinds of pickles are neatly arranged, like soldiers waiting for inspection.

Red, green, sour and spicy, almost all of them.

Li Xiao deliberately stayed on this scene for a long time.

I don't know if it was recorded on purpose for some people to see.

on the screen.

"Some people, take a good look."

"Some people have seen it clearly. In such a small city, such a small shop has about twenty kinds of pickled vegetables."

"We can not only pickle cabbage, but also pickle vegetables, radishes, tofu, leeks, roots, cowpeas, etc."

"In fact, pickles are not only vegetables, there are also people who can make meat pickles."

"Oh, don't talk about it, people should be sour."

"It's not good to hit someone in the face like this?"

"We're talking about certain people, but we're not referring to anyone in particular anyway."

"Oops, we mean 'someone', and everyone knows that."

There are so many ways to pickle pickled vegetables, of course Li Xiao couldn't introduce them all at once.

Besides, all over the country, every place has its own unique way of pickling pickled vegetables, even if he taught it, no one might learn it.

On the bullet screen, the two people who scolded the most just now did not speak.

After a while, when a fan clicked on the homepage to view it, the avatar had changed to the initial avatar.

Good guy, actually canceled the account.

I don't know whether it's because I don't want to accept the facts, or because I can't scold this group of netizens.

The next step is naturally to go to the scenic spots, but there is nothing worth seeing in this small place.

After going to see the various scenic spots in Weibao Mountain, Li Xiao returned to the small county town again.

After wandering around in the quaint small town for a while, Li Xiao managed to find a few more snacks.

As we all know, the climate in Yunnan is like spring all the year round, so one of the Eighteen Monsters in Yunnan is called "Flowers Bloom Undefeated in Four Seasons."

Yunnan is also known as the "Kingdom of Plants" because of such climatic conditions.

Because of this, Yunnan people often study how to make flowers into dishes.

And one of the snacks that Li Xiao found was a snack called "Tanglihua Baba".

As we all know, in Yunnan, pancakes and other foods are called "baba", and even bait cubes can also be called "bait cakes".

So this Tanglihua Baba is a cake made of Tanglihua.

So what is Tanglihua?

Tangli flower is the flower of Tangli, a wild shrub in Rosaceae, which has the effect of astringing the lungs, astringing the intestines and eliminating food.

Tangli flower is cold in nature, can clear away heat and detoxify, and it contains a lot of dietary fiber, and it can clear away heat and detoxify, and has many functions such as clearing lung, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. The amino elements in it can improve physical fitness, clear the lungs, relieve coughs and soothe the throat.

There are two most common ways to eat Tangli flowers. One is to pick off the petals and wash them and put them in your mouth so that you can taste the purest flower fragrance. The other is to pick off the fresh and tender petals and wash them. Clean it with sauce and eat it cold.

In Yunnan, the way to eat Tanglihua is to make pancakes.

Li Xiao thought it was interesting, so he bought a Tanglihua Baba.

Five yuan each, as big as a palm.

In such a small town, big buns that are bigger than a palm sell for one yuan and twenty cents each, big meat stuffed buns cost one yuan and fifty cents each, and steamed buns cost one yuan each.

Just one is enough for a meal.

Baba costs five yuan a piece, which is still a bit expensive.

This is a shop called "Chihuo" on the pedestrian street.

When the boss saw the guests coming, he lowered his head and looked at the mobile phone in his hand.

Without raising his head, he asked in dialect: "What do you eat?"

The little fan had already returned home, but fortunately Li Xiao could barely understand what he was saying.

Pointing to the "Tanglihua Baba, five yuan each" on a piece of paper pasted outside the door, he said to the boss, "Boss, I want a Tanglihua Baba."

"Okay, eat here or take away."

Li Xiao took a look inside the shop.

There are only a few tables in the store, and it seems to be divided into two houses, and the sun shines through the middle.

Some climbing vine plants are planted in the middle, and there are pots of Chlorophytum hanging on it, with long branches and leaves hanging from above.

There was still a menu in the store, Li Xiao looked at a large freezer at the door, and ordered another three yuan old popsicle.

The so-called old popsicles are nothing but the popsicles made by themselves with molds sold in stores in various regions.

Yogurt, chocolate, red bean paste, mung bean paste, and glutinous rice are all relatively common flavors.

Of course, the old popsicles from Yunnan, as well as rose yogurt and cold shrimp.

The weather in Yunnan can't be said to be hot, but it's definitely not cool to walk outside in this sunny weather.

So Li Xiao ordered another cold shrimp popsicle and a rose yogurt popsicle.

The boss just glanced at it and said, "Four pieces of roses, one piece of cold shrimp."

The popsicles taken out of the refrigerator were still steaming, and the popsicles were frozen hard. Li Xiao was gnawing on the popsicles by the oil pan at the door while watching the boss make pancakes.

During the period, children in school uniforms also walked in and took menus to the boss to order, and the boss's wife would go to the back kitchen to cook for them.

Most of the orders are casserole bait shreds, casserole rice noodles, and some order boiled soup bait shreds.

A casserole is to boil bait silk rice noodles with seasonings in a casserole. When it is served out, it is served together with the casserole. The heated casserole contains boiled noodle soup, which is still bubbling when served out.

Boiling soup is to add the vegetables and seasonings that will be used to cook the shredded bait into the water, and finally put a handful of shredded bait into the pot and boil until soft, take it out, pour it into a bowl and eat it.

Both of these are very popular ways to eat here, but Li Xiao is currently only concerned about his Tanglihua Baba.

And the cold shrimp popsicles in your mouth.

Cold shrimp, originally produced in Yichang, Hubei, is called cold shrimp because of its large head and thin tail, which resembles a shrimp, and is made from rice pulp and dropped into a cold water basin.

The cold shrimp tastes smooth, glutinous and refreshing, soft and sweet. It is often paired with ice powder in Dali area, with brown sugar water and rose sauce, as a common summer dessert.

The appearance of rose yogurt is also due to the love of Yunnan people for adding flowers to vegetables. Roses smell sweet and sweet, and when added to yogurt, it becomes such a unique dessert.

The boss grabbed a handful of dough with Tangli flowers from the basin and fried it in the oil pan.

The aroma of pasta is mixed with the aroma of oil, and a Tanglihua Baba is ready in a short while.

The Tanglihua Baba just out of the pan is still very hot. Because it is fried, the whole pancake looks oily, the skin is fried and crispy, and the Tanglihua wrapped in the batter can still be seen vaguely.

After taking a bite, the Tanglihua Baba made of glutinous rice flour is still a little sticky to the mouth.

The production method of Tanglihua Baba is also very simple.

In the spring, go to the mountains to pick some fresh and tender Tangli flowers, preferably half-opened Tangli flowers, which will taste tender and not easy to bitter.

Wash the returned Tanglihua with water, then blanch in boiling water for tens of seconds, remove and drain.

Cut some bacon, preferably both fat and thin, mix glutinous rice flour and chopped bacon together, add water and stir evenly, and finally make the mixture into a pancake shape, put it in a pan, or fry it with oil, or use Deep-fry until the pancakes are golden in color, then they can go abroad.

Take a bite, the texture of the glutinous rice flour makes the whole pancake soft and a bit sticky, but soft and soft, and the burnt surface is fragrant and crispy, the inside of the pancake is different from the glutinous rice flour The best ones are bacon and Tanglihua.

One is salty and fresh after a long period of precipitation, and the other is sweet with the revival of all things when spring comes.

After wandering around the small town for a day, after tasting seven or eight yuan of noodles, one or two yuan of big buns, three yuan of fried potatoes and one yuan of cotton candy, Li Xiao decided to leave this small town.

Maybe this place is quite suitable for retirement?
Thinking of this, Li Xiao drove south with the dumpling.

There is a river along the road, which is said to be the source of the Red River.

Further south, you will arrive at Nanjian.

Nanjian is a place where the Yi people gather. As soon as Li Xiao's location was updated on the social platform, fans immediately invited Li Xiao to his house.

Li Xiao originally planned to refuse, but the fan said that his family is an authentic Yi nationality, and if he doesn't go, he won't be able to see the customs of the ethnic minorities here.

After Li Xiao thought for a while...

I took the dumpling to buy gifts.

In the end, he still carried a big bag and went to the fan's home.

As soon as he entered the village, Li Xiao used his ability to find out the taboos and customs of the Yi people.

Lest you commit taboos and be disgusted by others.

After all, I'm here as a guest, and if I accidentally break some taboo, it's not very good.

The Yi people have many taboos, generally speaking, there are the following types.

"Yi people avoid walking around with torches during the day, and avoid walking out of the house with two torches in succession. When they have enmity with others, they should not break branches, spit, beat chickens, dogs, chop brooms, and beat people in front of each other. Head scarf. Do not use compliments such as "fat", "heavy" and "beautiful" to babies. Regardless of gender, do not cross the fire pond. When you are a guest in the Yi family, you cannot sit under and on the left side of piled things and sleeping beds. Eat horses, mules, dogs, cats, monkeys, snakes, frogs and other meat."

In addition, there are other more complicated taboos, but since they are not commonly used, I will not repeat them here.

Perhaps because of Li Xiao's good luck, when he came, he happened to meet the Yi people's banquet.

Li Xiao's fans originally wanted to entertain Li Xiao at their own home, but since they had a banquet, how could they not go and see it?

Besides, the people of the Yi people are hospitable and hospitable. Li Xiao brought a gift to visit, even if one more person came to have a wedding wine, it was considered happy.

After obtaining the host's consent, Li Xiao took a seat at the table.

There is a very special custom in the banquet of the Yi people in Nanjian.

That is when the food is served, the food should be served while dancing.

The Yi nationality is a nation that is good at singing and dancing. The Yi nationality’s playing songs and the Yi people’s dancing dishes are the same. It is a special form of serving dishes among Yi people, and it is also the highest etiquette of Yi people's banquet.

The jumping vegetables of the Yi people have a long history and add a joyful and peaceful atmosphere to the banquet.

The "Nanjian County" where Li Xiao is now was awarded the "Hometown of Folk Tiaocai Art" by the Ministry of Culture in 2003. Here, almost every household will invite others to dance at the banquet.

Everyone sat on their own seats. The table was a short, boxy, small square table, and the stool was a bench, which was quite long and could accommodate two people.

There were eight people sitting at a table, and Li Xiao had just finished when he heard the person in charge yelling, and suddenly, the music started.

Two masters of "jumping vegetables" came out of the kitchen one after another. They held trays on their heads and held trays in their hands. They filled the trays with vegetable bowls. Back and forth, shaking and swaying, according to the rhythm of the music, with gentle and agile steps, slowly entered the arena.

Li Xiao started the live broadcast with the permission of the host who treated the guests. The audience in the live broadcast room were all taken aback when they saw this scene.

"Where is the anchor now?"

"I haven't seen my husband for a long time, but I miss me so much!"

"Didn't the anchor say that he went to the village of the Yi people for dinner? What's the situation now?"

"There's nothing on the table? Hey, why are those two men carrying trays on their heads?"

"Not only is there a tray on the head, but there are vegetables in the tray?!"

"What are you doing? Could it be that you want to perform acrobatics?"

"I'm so scared, I hope their performance will be successful!"

"There are so many delicious foods, it must be a success, otherwise what will the guests eat?"

"Wow look, they're coming towards us."

"Is this a meal or a performance? Why is there such a loud music next to it? Why is there nothing on the table?"

"All the food is in that tray!"

The man carrying the tray wobbled towards the table, and another person took the tray above his head and took out a bowl of vegetables inside.

(End of this chapter)