Hongsu Shou "Hongsu Shou" by Lu You.
Huang Teng wine. The city is filled with spring scenery and willows on the palace walls. The east wind is evil. Love is thin. With a heavy heart, I have been away for a few years. Wrong wrong wrong. Spring is as old as ever. People are empty and thin. The tear stains are red and raw. Peach blossoms fall. Xianchi Pavilion. Although the mountain alliance is there, it is difficult to trust the brocade book. Momomo. The smoked and dried pig's feet of the Yao people are called "Galu Meike" in the Yao language.
A few days before the Spring Festival every year, the Yao people in Liping County, like the Dong, Han, Yao and Shui people who live in Liping County, kill New Year pigs before the Spring Festival to celebrate the new year. He also likes long-lasting meat products such as cured bacon and sausages.
The smoked and dried pig's feet pickled by the Yao people are the most delicious and exquisite pickled and smoked dried meat.
Although it is simple to make dried pig's trotters of the Yao people, the pig's trotters used must be local black pigs or floret pigs. They are not fed feed, but only rice and rice bran cooked food. After the native pigs are slaughtered, fresh pigs are taken. The feet are marinated in salt for 3-4 days, then hung on the fire and smoked with firewood. The dried pig's feet must be smoked with local firewood. The dried pig's feet are fragrant, crispy and durable for storage. According to the local Yao villagers: The Yao people like to eat oil tea, and they often light fires in the ground stoves. The pig's feet hung on it are naturally smoked, and can usually be processed and eaten after more than 20 days. When eating, they can be steamed in a steamer, stewed, or browned. If braised with wild spring bamboo shoots and bracken, the taste will be particularly delicious.
The most special thing about the Yao people’s smoked and dried pig’s feet is that the pig’s feet will not deteriorate or become odorous even in summer or even after autumn when hung over the fire. The picture shows smoked and dried pig's feet made by Yao villagers in Jinze, Yongcong Town, Liping County.