Wuta cuisine Baoying "Spades"

Jiangsu Baoying is located in the He Lixia area of northern Jiangsu, with dense river networks, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running through the north and south, and five lakes and four swings criss-crossing.

Baoying has a mild climate with four distinct seasons, abundant rain and sunshine, and belongs to the humid monsoon climate in the north subtropical zone. The annual average temperature14-15 c is suitable for the reproduction and growth of animals and plants. Baoying beach is rich in area, and its soil site belongs to humus swamp soil subcategory, mainly planting lotus root, water-resistant trees and special aquatic products. Lotus root production accounts for half of the country, and it is a famous "hometown of lotus root". There are many kinds of wild animals living in the territory, mainly including wild ducks, pheasants, rabbits, roe deer chickens, weasels and geese. Aquatic products are rich in hairy crabs, soft-shelled turtles, soft-shelled turtles, carp, herring, crucian carp, grass carp, trout, loach, eel, catfish, mandarin fish, snakehead, salmon and silver carp. There are more than 300 kinds of medicinal plants in the county, among which Atractylodes macrocephala, Carthamus tinctorius, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Corydalis, Alismatis Rhizoma, Coicis Semen and other precious medicinal materials are exported at home and abroad.

Baoying is a water town with fresh fish and vegetables all year round. Ordinary vegetables and fruits are produced and sold by themselves, so they don't need to be bought from other places. God cares most for the special vegetable of hardworking Baoying people-"Black Spades", which is the greatest gift from nature to the people in my hometown and the greatest luck to eat.

Spades is an excellent variety of green vegetables, and it is also a unique high-quality farm food in Baoying, my hometown. Frost resistance, pest resistance, especially after frost and snow, good color, fragrance and taste. It is really strange to say that Baoying is unique. Yancheng in the east, Gaoyou in the south, Jinhu in the west, and Huai 'an in the north of Baoying county all have no vegetables of this variety, so "Spades Black" is well-known in Jiangsu. Although "Spade Black" is a rare variety, it can grow in a large area in Baoying, and there are no farmers who don't plant "Spade Black". This is indeed a blessing of Baoying, a strange landscape.

Spade is a dwarf plant with short petiole, obovate leaves, concave and convex leaves with nicks, just like walnut shells. The leaves are dark blue and bright black, so they are called "spades black", which is often used by hometown people to make fun of girls who look like "spades black". Spades are planted in autumn and listed in winter and spring. Some experts call spades "green in the snow", some places call them "black vegetables", some in Suzhou call them "black vegetables", some in Hefei call them "yellow hearts" and some in Hubei call them "pickles", but most areas in Jiangsu are collectively called "black vegetables". In fact, "Spades" is different from other varieties of black vegetables and is a unique variety of black vegetables. It is precisely because "Spades" is a unique variety of Baoying that the price is higher. The price of Baoying's northern Chinese cabbage (soybean sprouts) is around 0.5 yuan per catty, while "Spades" are sold to 4 yuan per catty this year, which shows how big the price difference is. Despite the high price, in winter and spring, thousands of households in Baoying don't have to eat fish, but they have to eat spades almost every day to stop.

There are many ways to eat spades, which people call "every dish". You can cook soup alone, with meatballs, braised with fresh pork, braised with salted pork, braised with beef, stewed with vermicelli, stir-fried with mushrooms and bamboo shoots, cooked vegetables and rice alone, pickled and eaten in many ways. If the "Spades" vegetable rice is served with diced bacon, mushrooms or sausages, it is really delicious and memorable. In February and March, mussels went on the market, and "black spades" roasted mussels are a must-have dish for people at home and in restaurants of all sizes. Mussels are rich in protein and a variety of trace elements, and taste delicious. It's a perfect match for Black of Spades. Foreigners who have tasted this dish are full of praise and call it "the best in the world", which deserves it!

In the long-term production practice, the industrious and intelligent Baoying people have explored a set of rich experience in planting spades, cultivated, innovated and propagated this unique green vegetable variety, gained pleasure in hard work and enjoyed delicious food in the tradition of "food is the first thing for the people". Fan Dacheng, an idyllic poet in the Song Dynasty, chanted "Spades", saying: Spades are picked from the snow and taste like honey lotus root, while meat is tasteless, so they should only be used as ordinary dishes. Great poets all love spades, which are everywhere in their poems. Obsessed with spades, I can see that.

Fireworks in March, it is the season when cauliflower is in full bloom: the sky is clear in Wan Li; Ten thousand mu of cauliflower, competing for beauty. The fragrance is overflowing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy; Spring is eye-catching, dazzling and beautiful, and naturally it is another fairyland on earth. Some scholars can't help chanting: if you like to see the waves of yellow flowers, the four seas will be grateful; The spring breeze loves Dongyang, and cauliflower competes to attract bees and butterflies.

At the end of the year, Baoying people have the habit of steaming snacks. The minced meat shovel is undoubtedly the best filling for steamed buns. The unique growth environment and unique quality allow Baoying people to enjoy a gluttonous meal given by nature when they bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

During the rush hour in Spring Festival travel rush, there was a unique scenery in front of Baoying Station, that is, people who work in Baoying or go out to reunite with their relatives, no matter how expensive the price is and how hard the journey is, they should bring bundles of shovels with their bags. In the cold winter, Baoying, who works in other places, proudly brought a few pounds of "spades" to her boss and gave them to her friends and relatives as the best gift. Only the food is regarded as excellent, and foreigners can't understand the deep friendship between Baoying and spades.

Because it is rich in green vegetables, Baoying people's edible oil is mainly rapeseed oil. The absorption rate of rapeseed oil by human body is very high, reaching 99%. Therefore, it contains unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and vitamin E, which can be well absorbed by human body, and has certain effects of softening blood vessels and delaying aging. Rapeseed oil has little cholesterol and almost no cholesterol. Vitamin E in rapeseed oil can improve fertility, prevent miscarriage and improve blood circulation. Rapeseed oil is rich in copper, which is an indispensable micronutrient for human health and has an important influence on the development and function of blood, skin and bone tissue, brain, liver and heart.

According to agricultural experts, "Spades" is rich in protein, carbohydrates and crude fiber, as well as a lot of minerals and vitamins. According to experts' determination, each kilogram of fresh leaves contains 70 mg of vitamin C, 0/80 mg of calcium/kloc-and more minerals such as iron, phosphorus and magnesium. In order to ensure the quality of spades, the agricultural department of the government has special institutions to study and cultivate the growth and development of spades to avoid hybridization and alienation. Nowadays, "Spades Black", together with hairy crabs, soft-shelled turtles and lotus roots, has become an image brand in Baoying agricultural and sideline products, registered and exported.