A Bite of Chongqing, Four kinds of Taste in Four Seasons (II)
2014-05-13
Autumn - Reunion taste of glutinous rice
Zhongshan Old Town is located in the border between Chongqing and Sichuan, located in Da Lou Shan. According to the lunar calendar in August, the local bamboo glutinous rice is into the season. This kind of glutinous rice is fragrant, delicate taste, and it is the best material to make "slate ziba".
Mid-Autumn festival approaches, son goes home, the family sit around the table eating soybean with the glutinous rice with soy. This is the flavor of the harvest, is also the most anticipated reunion flavor of the year.
Winter
On the Knowledge of food storage, cold in the winter is good use resource of human. "Preserved ham" has a more than 500 years history, every winter, 62 - year - old Du Yunxiu has been making the bacon.
Every year, Du Yunxiu can make more than hundred catties bacon, her son at home and daughter of working outside will enjoy their mother's craft in the next year.
Follow the nature
The selection of "fresh, natural” make people far from the city in the mountain still making food following the law of nature. Behind these delicious foods from nature, is people keen perception of nature, climate, and people miss properties on the mountains.