Spiced Beans,Good Luck Brought by the Star of Wisdom
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The Zhuangyuan Dou is also called Spiced Beans with a history of more than four hundred years.It was created by the folks and reached its perfection gradually with the efforts of many generations.The Spiced Beans is delicious for its cooking is rather exquisite.First of all,the soybeans must be neat and fully grown.And then wash them with clean water before putting them into the already prepared beef marinade.As we can see from it that the marinade is the key point.lt is made of fresh beef and over ten kinds of natural ingredients with the essence of beef fully dissolved in the marinade.
When the soybeans are being boiled in the marinade,dried bamboo shoots, sugar,pepper and salt can be added.It is heated to 100″C by big fire and then stewed for 5 to 6 hours by slow fire until the soup becomes thick,then turn off the switch.At this point,the kitchen will be full of soybean fragrance.If the soybeans are about to dish up in plate,you’d better place a red date on it.It makes the dish more colorful and attractive.
There is also a much-told story behind placing a red date in the plate.A scholar whose name was Qin Dashi lived in Nanjing during the reign of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty.He was born in a poor family,but studied very hard and made full use or time to study.Seeing this,his mother felt greatly delighted.So she made soybean and red rice gruel for him every day.Usually,his mother would put a red date in the oruel and named it”the red of Zhuangyuan”because at that time,when someone becomes Zhuangyuan,namely,the first place in the imperial examination,the hat awarded to him would be red on the top.In.doing so,his mother encouraged his son to work even harder.
Qin Dashi was moved from bottom of his heart and studied even harder.He paid back his mother when he succeeded in the imperial examination.What we saw trom the beans are the selfless heart of a mother and a filial soul of a son!
In the banquet to celebrate his success,delicacies of every kind were served.But the soybeans were indispensable,All the participants in the exam wished that the Zhuangyuan soybeans could bring them qood luck in their future official career.
