Where is Lintong mash from?

The "fermented grains" in Lintong, Shaanxi Province are well known, including "fermented grains of clear water", "fermented grains of eggs" and "fermented grains of osmanthus", which are rich in local flavor. Trace the history of this food, starting from the time of Emperor Tang Ming.

Legend has it that during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the world was peaceful and the national strength was strong. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty was overjoyed and built a unique and luxurious garden "Huaqing Palace" in Lishan, so that he could enjoy the happiness of paradise on earth with his beloved Yang Yuhuan. Under the orders of the king, people all over the world suffered. All of a sudden, millions of people left their homes to transport building materials, and 100 thousand skilled craftsmen concentrated on Lintong site to build palace buildings. In order to ensure that the plum rains in Lantian arrived at Lintong site in time, the authorities distributed two barrels of official rice to every household along the way to prepare meals for porters. Anyone who disobeys orders will be beheaded for public.

There is a farmhouse outside Lintong, and the old couple live alone. They also received two barrels of official rice, and are preparing to cook the next day, and then eat it when the civilian worker comes. My parents didn't sleep a wink all night. They got up before dawn to make a fire, and a pot of delicious rice was ready to set sail. Who knows that the civilian workers who sent lantian jade Stone came late, but they must have been delayed in the distance when they saw that the sky was overcast, sand and stones were flying on the ground and heavy rain was pouring down. Parents are anxious: the weather is very hot, and the rice will turn sour before the migrant workers arrive; The civilian worker is late, and if he eats a bad meal, he will definitely have a bad stomach. The peak sexually escort will definitely not let go of himself for a long time. Seeing the deterioration of rice, the two old people were hungry and dared not touch a grain of rice by themselves. They knew that Mi, a private grain official, wanted to kill her head, too. Just when I was worried, an elderly beggar stumbled to the door. Seeing that his legs were so hungry that it was difficult to take a step, made his parents feel distressed. After thinking for a long time, my parents decided to scoop a bowl of rice from the rice cooker for the beggar Hanako. Hanako didn't thank her, wolfed down her meal, wiped her mouth and left. Just as Hanako turned around, he found his parents sad and in tears, so he asked what was wrong. Parents say that official rice cooks rice, and when the rice turns sour, disaster comes.

Beggar Hanako smiled and said, "Don't cry, I have a baby to help you eliminate the disaster!" " "Parents took a few white pills the size of beans from the beggar Hanako, quickly put them into the pot and stirred them carefully. Busy for a while, I found that the beggar Hanako had gone without a trace. Who knows that for two days in a row, the pot of rice not only didn't turn sour, but smelled of wine, and the old couple put down a stone in their hearts.

It's summer now, after the rain clears, migrant workers come in droves. Parents hurried to entertain them for dinner, each with a bowl of boiled water, half a bowl of glittering and translucent rice and a bunch of wine. Migrant workers all praised their parents' delicious food, which relieved fatigue and hunger. A young civilian worker asked, "Why is this meal so delicious?" The old couple couldn't answer at the moment, just talking about what happened two days ago. Young people still don't believe it, thinking that the old man has made up a beautiful story. Another middle-aged civilian worker asked, "This dish is different. There must be a special name. " The old man was puzzled. Suddenly, he saw him fishing for the remaining rice grains in his rice bowl with chopsticks, much like the tofu he had eaten in the past. He blurted out, "You can call this delicious thing' fishing bad'."

After the migrant workers left, the old couple's reputation of "bad fishing" spread. In Shaanxi dialect, "fishing" means reading "fishing". Later, someone advised Raul to sell "fermented grains", and the cover of "fermented grains" appeared on his doorstep, which was very eye-catching. With the careful production and painstaking management of the old people, the business of "Lao Zao" is very good. Parents are kind-hearted, and it is inevitable that they often help poor families who can't eat, and the reputation of food will spread further and further.

After the completion of Huaqing Palace, Emperor Tang Ming feasted all day. More time was spent hanging out with my beloved Princess Yang Yuhuan and other palace moths, creating endless love stories. One day, Emperor Yang Yuhuan of the Ming Dynasty strolled out of the palace to see interesting folk stories. A group of people approached Raul's mashed potatoes shop not far away. They had smelled this strange wine. Ask the waiter and tell them that this is the famous Lintong-style snack "Lao Zao". Huang Ming and Yuhuan are eager to taste it, but they don't care much. When they entered the shop, they asked their owners to be careful. Seeing that the guest officer has a wide network of contacts, parents dare not neglect half a point. Two bowls of custard were carefully prepared and presented, and both guests were very satisfied. After eating, Ming Chengzu asked the attendants to reward the shopkeeper with twelve taels of silver, and Yuhuan specially gave the cassia twig in his hand to the old lady as a souvenir. Afterwards, parents knew that the emperor and queen had come to the store, and they all bowed down and thanked God for his blessing. Then put the cassia twig given by the imperial concubine in a flowerpot and take good care of it. Strange to say, since then, the second-hand shops have been filled with osmanthus fragrance, which can be smelled by people who walk dozens of meters away. What is even more strange is that the "mash" made by Raul always adds a kind of osmanthus fragrance with appropriate depth. Over time, the "sweet-scented osmanthus mash" they sold became a famous local specialty delicious snack. Up to now, most tourists who arrive in Lintong regard "sweet-scented osmanthus mash" as their first choice when ordering local food. Its allusions add a lot of interest to tourists.

The production method of "clear water mash" is as follows: main materials and auxiliary materials-

3000 grams of glutinous rice, water 10000 grams, 6 grams of fermented grains.

Production skills—

1. Select large and uniform glutinous rice, wash it, put it in a tile bowl, soak it in clean water 1 hour, and drain the water with a shovel.

2. Put the wooden retort on the steamer. After steaming in the retort, evenly and loosely scoop in glutinous rice, cover it, and steam over high fire for 1.5 hours. Take it out, pour it into a big basket, spread it out, pour out the glutinous rice with 10000 grams of clean water, and filter it to keep the temperature of the poured and cooled glutinous rice at 30 ~ 32℃.

3. Spoon the steamed glutinous rice into a tile bowl, grind the mash into fine powder, and add it evenly by hand in one direction. Then smooth it with a wooden stick and dig a round hole 2 inches deep and 2 inches wide in the center. Cover the bowl with a sterile cloth, cover it with a wooden cover, cover it with a sack, and put it into an a- fermentor for fermentation. The fermentation temperature should be kept at 30℃ ~ 32℃. Fermentation time is generally 24 hours in summer, 48 hours in winter and 36 hours in spring and autumn. The fermented mash floats in the fermentation bowl, showing the color of bamboo leaves.