A 600-word essay on yellow rice buns in northern Shaanxi

With the popularity of "A Bite of China", almost overnight this food documentary, which has become popular all over the country and even at home and abroad, has become the first topic of conversation after meals and tea. It seems that traditional Chinese food has once again returned to the mainstream media and even ordinary people's attention, becoming the darling of all walks of life. People are proud to have watched this film and eaten the food in the film, so that all kinds of colorful food appeared in the film. All the food protagonists have naturally attracted attention and been sought after.

Among them, the old man Huang who sells yellow steamed buns on the streets of Suide is the most well-known and loved. Even the yellow steamed buns made by him in the film suddenly became popular among people. Chu Qiao, a traditional Chinese noodle dish. People are concerned about the changes in Old Man Huang's life after the film, and how can they taste the taste of Huang Momo? In fact, yellow steamed buns are a very common staple food for people in northern Shaanxi. To put it bluntly, they are red bean buns made of yellow rice. Yellow rice can be divided into waxy and non-glutinous rice. The glutinous rice is commonly known as broomcorn millet, also known as soft yellow rice; the non-glutinous rice is called broomcorn millet, also known as hard yellow rice.

The main producing area of ??yellow rice is northwest China. Only traditional soil varieties can adapt to the cold and arid Loess Plateau. For generations, the grains and grains on the plateau have been raised naturally by humans, with low yield and high quality. Old man Huang said: "The steamed buns are delicious only if the ingredients are good. Yellow rice steamed buns"

"Yellow rice steamed buns are old starter", this is the favorite saying of the aunties in the Qingjian River Basin. The general meaning is that whether the yellow rice steamed buns are good or bad, the yeast in the dough plays a key role. However, this yellow rice steamed buns are eaten by Qingjian people during the Chinese New Year. A kind of New Year rice and tea. When the New Year is approaching, take out one or two buckets of newly ground yellow rice at home and soak it in clean water overnight. When the sun comes down the next day, take out the yellow rice that has been taken out of the clear water for an hour or two. , grind it into yellow rice flour over and over again on a big roller, add that very important "old yeast", wrap it in a quilt on a very hot and hot kang and let it rise all night. Just call and you can steam the yellow rice buns."

"The land and water support the people." Yellow rice steamed buns are also the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people. .