Gorgeous!FeastontheCuisinesintheSouthoftheFiveRidges
二等奖作者：李少娥学校：广州番禺职业技术学院指导老师：陈江琳
WelcometoSouthoftheFiveRidges–agorgeousareawithdeliciousanddelicatecuisine!
YoumayhavebeentoItaly,savoringlocalpizza.YoumayhavetravelledtoBritain,experiencingbakedloaves.YoumayhavevisitedJapan,relishingsushi.However,haveyoueverpaidavisittoSouthoftheFiveRidgesinChina?Ifnot,itisagoodideaforyoutohaveatripthereandfeastyourselfbothonthegorgeoussceneryandonthedelicatecuisines.
LocatedinsouthofChina,theLingnanregionisbackedbythemountainsoffiveRidges,facingSouthChinaSeaandrivernetworkofPearlRiverDeltaandHanRiverDelta,whereisabundantinseafood.Withitssubtropicalmarinemonsoonclimate,itsdurationofsunshineislongenoughandtherainfallisample,whichfacilitatesthedevelopmentofagricultureandaquacultureindustry,creatingavarietyofdaintiesanddelicacies.
Eachplacehasitsstreamsinfromalloverthecountry.SodoesSouthoftheFiveRidges.Indifferentareas,therearedifferentkindsofspecialflavours–Teochewcuisine,CantonCuisine,HakkaDishes,etc.Allofthemwouldutilizemultifariousrecipes,throughBraising,stewing,frying,burning,buckling,baking,drenching,cleaning,steaming,bubbling,etc.Withtheelaborationofchefs,themassandfullofcombiningordinaryingredientscanbetransformedintotheenjoymentoftastingapieceofcuisine.
ComparedwithnorthChina,theflavourofLingnancuisineismoremildandlite.Peopleprefertheoriginalandnaturaltasteoffoodtokeepahealthylifestyle.
Noseafood,nofeast-anoldsayingwellreflectingthepositionoffishinLingnancuisine.Freshfishplaysanindispensableroleintheproductionofaseafooddish.Chefswouldcarefullyselectrawmaterialsandusealittlekindsofcondimenttorenderpalatable.
Forexample,SteamedCarpisatraditionalandpopularcourseamongLingnanfolks.First,selectapieceoffreshandcleanupitsgut.Next,saltthefishwithsomepepperpowderandyellowwine,settingitasidefor20minutes.Meanwhile,slicesomeopeningsonthesurfaceofthefishandfillseveralpiecesofgingerintothegap,addingshallotpiecesinthebellyofthefish.Andthensteamfor10minutes,closedownthefire,scattersomeshreddedgreenonionoverthefishandsoysauce,coverthesteamerpotagainfor5minutes.Lastbutnotleast,heatascoopofoilwithChinesepricklyash,thenpouringtheoiloverthefish.
Adeliciousstandingdishiswelldonejustfor35minutes.It’sasimpleprocess.Soitcanalsobemadeathome.Istillmissthesteamedfishmadebymymom–soft,refreshing,butnotgreasy.Itisaspecialflavor,impossibletoforget.
Nochicken,nobanquet-anotherpopularsayingvividlyrevealinghowLingnanresidentsenjoychickendish.EspeciallyinZhanjiang,SlicedColdChickenisafamousandpopularcourseduetoitssenseofsmoothnessandfreshness.However,itisquitesimpletocreatesuchadelicacy.Itisalsocommontoappearonfamilydesk.
Thefirststepistopickupayounghenbroughtupbypeasantfamily.Putawell-cleanedhenintoapotofboilingwater.Afterboilingfor15minutesorso,coolit,sliceit,andthenplacethechickennuggetsintoaplateinorder.Onemorestepistoprepareadishofsaucewithfinelymincedandmixedspringonion,gingerandcaraway,addingalittlesalt,sugarandhotoil.Done！Dippinginthetailor-madesauce,itwilltastetender,sweetandsavory.Itisanoriginalandflavorcateringforbothformalandinformalfeast.
Inadditiontoitsdelicioustaste,nourishingoflifealsoplaysanimportantpartinLingnancooking.Pettitoesisthemostcharacteristicnourishingfoodforwomenespeciallyforthosewhoareinconfinementasitcanstimulatefurtherproductionofmilkandhelpwithrenovationofwomb.Ontheotherhand,formenandchildren,itisofrichnutritionandrestorative.Ingeneralfamily,theywouldgetruddyandinvigorativeaftereatingpettitoeswithgoodwine.Suchamiracleisnotverycomplicatedtomakeinfact.
Inthefirstplace,selectafreshpettito,cleanit,cubeit,blanchit,cleanupthefoamoverit.Afterthat,heatthepot,stir-frythepettitoconstantlytillitbecomesdryandcrisp.Decorticategingers,cubethem,boilthemwithboilingwaterfor5minutes,andsautéitindrypan.Afterthat,pourcertainsweetvinegarintoaamarmiteandthenaddthefriedgingercubesafterboilingthevinger.Finally,addthepettito,well-doneeggsandsomebrownsugarintothemarmite,boilthewholecontentandthenreducetoasimmerforonehour.
Youcantryitthenextday,butitwouldbebettertotasteitaftertwoweeks.Atthattime,mostofcalciumandgliomawillwellmixedwiththeginger,becomingsweet,ripeandtonic.Ittastessoft,smooth,andrichflavor,whichisoneofthemostoutstandingandtypicalcuisineinLingnan.
LingnanCuisinesfocusonnotonlythetaste,butalsotheperfectcombinationofcolor,aroma,tasteandappearance.Peoplelaysuchanimportantinthegreennessofthefoodsotheyadoptmeasuressuitinglocalconditionsanddrawonlocalresourcesasfreshaspossible.
CuisinesofLingnanincludingTeochewCuisine,CantonCuisineandHakkaDishesareingenious,exquisite,andwell-designed.Inthemeantime,teacultureistakenseriously,andhasbecomeanecessarypartinpeople’sdailylife.Butitiseasyforpeopletogethungryafterdrinkingtea.Therefore,avarietyofdimsumsarebornatrightmoment.Ricecake,sesameoil,oilangle,friedwhiteradishpatty,chufacake,stickyricecake,Cantonese-stylemooncake,onlytonameafew.Notonlycouldtheyservethefunctionasonekindoffoodtofillpeople’sstomachs,butalsotheyareenjoyedasdessertsduringchitchats.Allofthemareappetizingandgoluptious.
Anyway,toseeistobelieve.Whetheryouareagourmetornot,justcomeandvisittheSouthoftheFiveRidgesandfeastbothyoureyesandappetite.Youwillnotregretit.
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