Let's talk about chickens.
Boiled chicken like this can be found in many places in China, such as Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Super tender, juicy, smooth and cold. Because all you have to do is cook the whole chicken a little and put it in ice water! Then cook it a little, then use cold water, and repeat. This way, the gravy can be wrapped in chicken without leaking. If you have experienced repeated sauna and cold bath, you will understand why chicken is so slippery, tender and slippery.
When eating, all you have to do is dip in some soy sauce. But if you want to enjoy some extra flavor … you can learn from Shaoxing people.
Kikin was drunk. You soak it in a can of Shaoxing wine (a kind of glutinous rice wine). You can't really get drunk. But your tongue will be tempted slowly, gently and gently. Or you prefer strong desires. Then let's fly to Sichuan. Chili oil stimulation, sesame care. It is called "saliva chicken". You can kiss yourself freely in French.
If your taste is heavy, then go and find the next level of desire ... Chongqing spicy chicken. See the color? The red one. Spicy fried chicken. Crispy, slightly burnt. It looks, smells and tastes like fire, or flamenco dance. Dance.
I like spicy Sichuan food, and my mouth is numb. But unfortunately, acne is "butt pain", or acne on the face after eating a delicious Sichuan food. My friends in Sichuan have been eating spicy food every day for decades, but their skin is silky, which is really puzzling. I wonder if this is because of the humid climate in Sichuan Basin. But that doesn't tell me anything about my neighbor. They come from Sichuan and live in Beijing, where the air is super dry. I guess they have some special Loyol genes. ...
Speaking of climate, in the northeast, the temperature in winter may be MINUS 30 degrees Celsius. No wonder people like to eat steaming food in cold days.
Stewed chicken with pine mushrooms
Black mushroom is a special kind of mushroom, which only grows under pine trees. It is chewy, rich and unique in taste, and it is perfectly matched with chicken to make a delicious soup. I always see that this dish is served in a big basin, just like the one you use to wash your face. My relatives and friends from the northeast like to use huge containers and a lot of food when eating the dishes in their hometown. Considering sharing food with a large family on a snowy day, this is completely understandable. Huge steaming food warms and satisfies your stomach. The people you love and the people who love you warm and satisfy your heart.
If you are a big fan of chicken soup or general soup, you will never miss Guangzhou.
There is a saying in Cantonese that can be literally translated as "old fire and beautiful soup". It means that you stew a lot of food together, usually put some Chinese herbal medicines together to cook a pot of soup for several hours, just like setting a fire in a place with a history of 1000 years, and heating it as slowly and gently as possible. Ok, delicious soup. This is not about passion and desire, but about time, patience and, people will say, love. A Chinese herbal medicine commonly used in soup has a unique Chinese name "Danggui". It literally means "it's time to go home". Cure your heart with mom's soup. The list of Dangshen, Astragalus and Angelica chicken soup will go on and on.
Different people in different regions have different geography, agricultural products, climate, eating habits and culture. They create and enjoy different styles of food. They learn from each other and form unique ideas. They convey the same warmth in different ways and express the same love for food and life.