Youth melts gold ~ Guizhou "Baked Couple Tofu"

Food in Memory (6) "Baked Tofu" in Guizhou

? 1999, youth is like fire.

? Due to many comprehensive factors, including the influence of various human relationships, my "sunshine travel company", such as sunset melting gold, came to an abrupt end in the wide-ranging publicity of the media, despite efforts to save it!

Classmate Zhang runs a furniture company in Guiyang, and his business is in full swing. Teacher Zhang saw me depressed, talked a few times, got a plane ticket, and instantly let me fly to Guiyang! Compared with Wenzhou, Guiyang is still far behind. Its urban appearance, streets and economic thinking should be at least 10 years behind Wenzhou, similar to the suburban counties of Wenzhou. But my frustration and loneliness are particularly suitable for this gap, and people's mentality is extremely subtle. At this moment, facing prosperity will make me feel inferior, and facing these depressions and backwardness will inspire my instinctive pride and superiority! Walking at a small crossroads, walking in a strange street without a local accent, walking in a simple and complicated crowd, I breathed the air of a foreign land with joy and began to fall in love with this city at first sight like the first love!

? People in Wenzhou don't eat spicy food, although our neighbors are Jiaojiang, Linhai, Taizhou, Jinhua and Quzhou. They are all good at eating spicy food, and Wenzhou, a land of feng shui, hardly ate spicy food at that time! My new favorite Guiyang is a city with Chili powder in the dust! The first simple Chinese meal I ate was "casserole powder". In Zhang Zong Company, the steaming casserole is full of warmth in autumn and winter, and I am really hungry. When I opened the lid, I was choked by spicy gas, coughed and saw bright red oil. I have always believed in the survival principle of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do". I don't frown, I just pick up rice noodles to eat. The first bite is ok. The second bite and the third bite, the taste of pepper finally broke out in my mouth. It's all spicy, and I can't help shouting, "Shit, it's so spicy!" Mr. Zhang burst into laughter, quickly apologized that he forgot to tell the store not to put spicy food, and then gave me mineral water. I can't wait to bring it, drink half a bottle, then open my mouth like a dog, spit out my tongue and inhale, take a rest and have another bite. After taking a bite, I couldn't help cursing again, and then I tried to drink water. This indomitable "casserole powder" was led by my will. I insisted on drinking all the soup and was sweating profusely. I don't know how many bottles of mineral water I drank and how many times I greeted other people's mothers! Teacher Zhang was very sorry, and later insisted on taking me to "Magic Hotel", "Guiyang Hotel" and other big hotels for buffet. Buffet is not spicy, but tasteless, not to mention high consumption, which makes me feel guilty.

? I'm determined not to eat buffet! I must get used to spicy taste! Breakfast, the pancakes on the roadside are fragrant, and the boss doesn't look up. He burned them, put them on with pepper water, put green onions on them, and paid for them and left. I'll eat it when I bring it here. Pepper is hot, green onions are hot! Lao tze not afraid! Chinese food, mutton powder, beef noodles, casserole rice, scrambled egg rice, plus mineral water, gradually make them prisoners of my taste buds! Dinner and supper in Guiyang are extremely rich and delicious, and the price is close to the people, as long as you can eat spicy food! Pig's foot hot pot, mutton hot pot, Huajiang dog meat, beer duck, young woman spicy chicken, tofu skin! The most famous Huajiang dog meat here is very authentic. Every winter solstice, the tradition of Guizhou people is to eat dog meat. At that time, Hong Qigong, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, liked to eat "roast chicken ass", which was also a must. Strings of shiny and attractive chicken butts are placed neatly and orderly. Diners wait for it, roast it and dip in Chili noodles. The fat on the roast chicken butt is covered with oil, water and saliva! Because, after all, I am afraid of loneliness at night, I like to drink and eat midnight snacks in the lively night market, and I often get along with people in the street. There is a whole row of extremely prosperous snack stalls. I gradually got used to "broken ears" and "Chili noodles", and I gradually got used to spirits and "Huangguoshu" cigarettes. It was also countless nights, and I drank all the bitterness and sweetness with faint tears!

One summer night, I was walking near Ganling Park. I like Ganling Park very much, because its plants are lush and full of vitality forever. There have always been some vendors selling tofu with bags near the park. The burden is extremely simple. While putting small tofu and Chili noodles in the washbasin, put charcoal barbecue in the washbasin. The dark red charcoal fire is faint, and it looks like a drunken firefly on a summer night. This is the famous charcoal-roasted tofu, which Guizhou people call "lovers' tofu". Because my mother is a doctor, I usually hate these dirty vendors and have never eaten them. It happened at this time when I suddenly saw a vendor whining and pulling a girl who looked like a student, as if she were arguing. The girl's eyes are very proud and full of children's unique innocence, but she seems to be pleading! I am curious. I asked in the past and learned the reason: the girl bought baked tofu from the stall owner, who was overjoyed. According to the rules, she ate a plate of Chili noodles first. There are too few girls, and the stall owner added some more, but there are still too few girls. The vendor filled a plate full of Chili noodles. At that time, tofu was one yuan and ten cents. The girl said to bake it for fifty cents first, and then bake it after eating. The peddler did the same. When the five-hair tofu is baked, the girl carefully dips it with Chili noodles, takes a sip and then dips it. Eat fifty cents, tell the stall owner to bake another fifty cents, and the stall owner will bake again. Girls are more cautious and serious, and treat delicious food with great respect. After eating a dollar of baked tofu, she dipped a whole plate of Chili noodles. The stall owner expected it, and the girl gave a dollar and said she wouldn't eat it. The peddler woke up from his dream, feeling sorry for his Chili noodles, muttering that it costs a dollar to add charcoal to this plate of Chili noodles, sly boy. The girl declared helplessly that she didn't bring much money today, but she wanted to eat too much. She must relieve hunger. Sorry, uncle, I will buy more next time! Jump away!

? I have no heart. I still remember the girl's light pace and admire her great wit as a foodie! In the face of small tofu, the moment is full of surprises. I said to the stall owner, "Bake 10 yuan first." The stall owner smiled and said, "You are not a local, are you? Bake it for 5 yuan first, then bake it. It is delicious. Don't be surprised at that girl student just now. Many students are the same. Our Chili noodles in Guizhou are particularly fragrant, and they are especially delicious when dipped in baked tofu. Children are addicted to it. Students have no money, so it's almost the same. A few pieces of tofu, a plate of Chili noodles, hehe. " I smiled. The vendor skillfully adjusted the charcoal fire, gave me a plate of Chili noodles, and carefully took out small tofu from the washbasin. Small tofu is really small, black and white, put on the wire and oiled. The charcoal fire was slow, and soon, the small tofu turned yellow and spilled some juice. Under the familiar control of vendors, small tofu swells slightly and gives off a unique fragrance on charcoal fire. I have always liked tofu. The peddler politely gradually put the baked small tofu in front of me, golden, and some small tofu were encouraged by the barbecue. I imitated the girl's appearance, put the whole piece of small tofu in Chili noodles, dipped it in it, breathed it and sent it into my mouth. The fragrance of "Couple Tofu" is profound and unique. Unlike ordinary tofu, it doesn't look so fresh, but it's completely different from stinky tofu and doesn't stink. After dipping the Chili noodles, the aftertaste is extraordinary, far from putting ordinary tofu and stinky tofu or other tofu in the cold. Warm "couple tofu" is fresh and tender, with the characteristics of saline-alkali production and a sense of time. I believe it has a deliberate way of placing, not just to use it when it is ready, but it is really seamless with Chili noodles. No wonder young students are addicted to it! How can 5 yuan be enough for such a good thing? The peddler went on happily. The peppers in Guizhou are fragrant and spicy, and they are not irritating. They have the luxury of restraint. I started sweating heavily. The clever peddler predicted, "You need to drink some cold beer. I'll buy it for you, right next door. "It's a pleasure to deal with considerate smart people. I'm very happy! Cold beer produces saliva, which can dissolve the drying of pepper in time. If the ingredients are successfully matched, then baked tofu, Chili noodles and cold beer will be perfect! The more you eat, the more fragrant it is! When I was drinking with relish, the stall owner told me the origin of the name "Couple Tofu" with great interest, and also told me the production process at random. I asked curiously, and he replied happily, he continued to bake, I continued to eat, he opened the wine and I drank! Just near the clean, ethereal and tree-lined park, charcoal-roasted tofu has entered my youth in full swing!

In Guiyang for just over a year, baked tofu has become my favorite snack food, such as addictive poison. The fallen youth in Guiyang has hope, poverty, harvest and vagrancy. My laughter and tears remain in the upper gregarious, lower gregarious, big cross, small cross and beautiful river. I can't forget them!

? After a period of warming up, I can't get used to Wenzhou's vegetable rice at all, and after a long time of adaptation. And when I think of this "couple's little tofu", my thoughts are like wild horses, and I can't help but feel lost! Up to now, my friend SF has mailed me small tofu, and I am very happy. Be careful when baking. In case of local accent, the hometown of Wenzhou Guiyang? I think, the place where I once had a youthful footprint is also my hometown!

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