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Chapter 16 One Meat, One Vegetable, One Bit of Sum, A Moment of History(1/2)

He Huanxi's tone was neither fast nor slow, as if a breeze was blowing, and the clear and sweet voice fell into people's hearts.

"A meat, a vegetable, a snack, these small dishes embody the wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. They have a long history, and there are little-known allusions behind them. Although the dishes are ordinary, their earliest history can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty

period."

"A dish is a heritage and a history. The reason why they can enter thousands of households is the inevitable development of the times. We live in a rich and beautiful era. Now please follow me into their history."

He Huanxi took a sip of tea.

When I put down the tea cup, the bottom of the cup collided with the dining table, making a crisp "click" sound, which gave me a feeling of surprise.

Aren't you surprised?

Even netizens did not expect that this ordinary meat and vegetables snack would actually have such a "big life experience" in He Huanxi's mouth!

"When talking about this braised eggplant dish, we have to talk about the origin of eggplant. It is said that eggplants originating from India, shaped like eggs, were introduced to our country during the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the "Qi Min Yao" between 533 and 544 AD,

In "The Art of Art", there are instructions on how to grow eggplants. This shows that before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, eggplants had been introduced from India and started to be planted."

"Eggplant has many aliases, such as raspberry, seaweed, and Kunlun melon. Among them, the one I want to tell you is Kunlun melon. Even Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty called this purple eggplant 'Kunlun purple melon'...

"

"Braised eggplant is a famous local dish. This dish is a refined one among vegetarian dishes. It belongs to Zhejiang cuisine or Northeastern cuisine. As a home-cooked dish, it is rich in nutritional value and has a salty and fresh taste. The most important thing is that it is easy to make."

He Huanxi smiled and said, "Newcomers who want to get rid of the title of 'kitchen killer' can try making braised eggplant. You should be pleasantly surprised. No matter how it tastes, at least you can eat it once cooked, and you won't be poisoned no matter how you toss it.

.”

【Hahaha, it feels like it was prepared for me!】

【This is the braised eggplant dish I ate at school today!】

[Eggplant is really good, with plump meat. A good chef can make eggplant-related vegetarian dishes as if they were meat. I like grilled eggplant with garlic the most!]

[Eggplant has a dish called Eggplant Stew. I don’t know if you have ever eaten it, but I often eat it. This dish is also called Eggplant Stew with Minced Pork, but my mother doesn’t like minced meat and prefers salted fish. It’s also a delicious dish.

The flavor!]

A dish of braised eggplant that seemed ordinary and unusual was so impressive when introduced by He Huanxi that it also aroused "comparisons" among netizens.

In the barrage, netizens expressed their opinions and told what they thought were delicious dishes made with eggplant.

These dishes rank first in their minds.

Immediately afterwards, He Huanxi introduced "Dongpo Pork".

"Dongpo Pork is a delicacy invented by Su Shi, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Shi was known as Dongpo Layman, so the local people affectionately call this dish Dongpo Pork."

"I believe everyone has heard of the historical allusion of the origin of this dish: In the fifth year of Yuanyou, Su Shi was appointed magistrate of Hangzhou. It was the plum rain season. Heavy rains in western Zhejiang continued and Taihu Lake overflowed. It was Su Shi who took effective measures early.

It enabled the people in western Zhejiang to survive the most difficult period."

"In order to thank Su Shi, the people in Hangzhou carried pigs and wine to pay Su Shi a New Year greeting during the Chinese New Year. Su Shi instructed his family to cut the meat into cubes, cook it until it was red, crispy and soft, and share it with the people. Everyone ate it

It was so amazing that people affectionately called this dish Dongpo Pork."

He Huanxi changed his words: "This is a historical allusion that everyone is familiar with, and it is also the most well-known allusion. But do you know that the Dongpo Pork made by Su Shi actually has a long history. At first, this dish was not called Dongpo Pork.

, and it’s called ‘reward meat’.”

【Never heard of it!】

[Why is it called reward meat? Is it because this dish was sent back to the common people by Su Shi, so it is called reward meat? 】

[Although I have never heard the story of giving meat in return, I think Su Shi must have known how to cook Dongpo pork very early. It is impossible that he suddenly came up with the idea after the villagers sent the pigs over, right? 】

He Huanxi took the time to look at his phone, mainly to read the barrage.

She said: "Some people have already guessed the meaning of the meat in return. Yes, the meat in return was given by Su Shi to the common people, hence the name. According to legend, in the tenth year of Xining, when Su Shi went to be the magistrate of Xuzhou, Xuzhou was besieged by a local flood, and the water level was as high as two feet.

At eight feet, Su Shi took the lead and led the imperial army camp to fight the flood personally, and worked with the people in the city to build embankments to protect the city!"

"This flood fight took more than 70 days and nights, and finally the city of Xuzhou was saved. The people all cheered and thanked this Haozhizhou for his good leadership and co-existence and death with the people, so they presented pork as a gift."

"Su Shi instructed his family to cook pork into braised pork and give it back to the people who participated in the flood fight. It was a good talk, so he called this dish "gift meat."

He Huanxi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Later, in the third year of Yuanfeng, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou as the deputy envoy of Tuanlian. He opened up wasteland and farmed the land and called it 'Dongpo Jushi'.

The experience of cooking braised pork was written into "Pork-eating Poems", but it was not very famous at the time."

She spread her hands humorously, "You all know the next story. Later, Su Shi returned to Hangzhou as magistrate and led the people to fight against floods. This time, 'Dongpo Pork' became world-famous."

[I am from Xuzhou, and what the anchor said is true. There is also a special former residence of Su Shi in the city! We don’t call it “Dongpo Meat” here, it’s called “Return Meat”. These are our “Dongpo Four Treasures” in Xuzhou

"one!】

[Su Shi had a real fate with floods. He fought against floods twice and received meat donations from the people both times. 】

[What historical allusions does Xiaolongbao have? I can’t wait to know!]

He Huanxi does mukbang, which is different from other anchors who roll up their sleeves and eat with real swords and guns.

The path other anchors take is called "explaining it from their own experience."

The path He Huanxi took is called "beating cattle across the mountains"!

It seems like I’m doing a mukbang, but I’m actually telling a story.

On the other hand, while telling stories, she never forgets to show the dishes.

It has to be said that the program team worked very hard and ingeniously for this live broadcast.

The dining hall is very ordinary, but the details are extraordinary.

When doing mukbang, the most important thing is lighting and camera.

The program team made great use of camera 3D surround technology, and specially designed a vertical light above each dining table, allowing the host to adjust the angle with the remote control to ensure that the light can hit the food.

In He Huanxi's live broadcast room.

The colorful and plump delicacies seem to be steaming.

The gentle host uses a soft voice to slowly tell the story behind the dishes.

I don’t know how other netizens feel, but all the netizens staying here feel hungry!

【The more I watch and listen, the hungrier I get!】

[My appetite has increased greatly. Even though the anchor didn’t speak, my appetite was aroused! 】

【Order a piece of Braised Eggplant and Dongpo Pork now!】

He Huanxi's live broadcast room originally dropped from fifth place to tenth place.

But as she explained, her popularity slowly reached fifth place, which is very close to fourth place.

Watching other anchors’ food broadcasts is very vulgar and down-to-earth.

But watching He Huanxi's eating and broadcasting, it feels very elegant and beautiful.

An ordinary dish turns out to have such a highlight moment.

Just as He Huanxi said at the beginning——

A dish is a heritage.

He Huanxi took a few sips of tea, moistened his throat, and explained the historical allusions of "Xiao Long Bao".

"Xiao Long Bao, also known as Xiao Long Steamed Bun, is a famous traditional snack of the Han nationality in my country. It first appeared in Changzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Its history can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty. There are also similar "soup dumplings" "Handled down to this day, the product has the characteristics of thin and transparent skin, rich marinade, tangy crab aroma, fat but not greasy..."

After talking about its historical origin, we also traced the past and present life of Xiao Long Bao.

He Huanxi's focus is on modern anecdotes.

There was a glint in her eyes, like a pool of moving spring water, "When it comes to overseas exports of Xiao Long Bao, Spain is the one I have to mention."

"In the beginning, when immigrants from our country were running Chinese restaurants in Spain, the name of xiaolongbao on the Spanish menu was 'Chinese bread with meat in the center'. It was delicious and very popular."

"Later, as a large number of immigrants entered Spain, more and more Chinese restaurants opened, and Xiao Long Bao became one of the must-have staple foods in every Chinese restaurant. At that time, Xiao Long Bao was written as 'Little Dragon',

The explanation on the Spanish menu is even more amazing, it’s called ‘Bread with Chinese Dragon Meat’.”

"Later, the restaurant boldly carried out reforms and directly transformed into: Chinese Dragon Bread."

"Gradually, Xiaolongbao is no longer Xiaolongbao, but has become Xiaolongbao, which is famous abroad and famous all over the world. It has undoubtedly become a famous food in snacks."

[It’s completely unimaginable that Xiao Long Bao is so popular abroad!]

[Amazing, the ordinary Xiao Long Bao is actually bread with dragon meat!]

[Hahaha, the joke caused by the translation has become a classic. 】

[If the anchor can speak, speak more. If you want to listen more, I feel so proud!]

[Xiaolongbao can be found everywhere, but I didn’t expect it to be so popular...]

Unknowingly, He Huanxi's live broadcast room has entered the top three, ranking third!

Many anchors have been observing the list. After discovering the changes in the list, they couldn't help but look in the direction of He Huanxi.

They were extremely puzzled: They didn't see He Huanxi eating hard, so why did so many people go to her live broadcast room?

Some anchors are relatively close to He Huanxi. They were good at eating and broadcasting, but later they stopped eating. They pricked up their ears and quietly listened to the stories.
To be continued...
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