What are the three treasures in Texas?

When it comes to Texas cuisine, there are many, but the most famous ones are Texas Sambo, Texas Braised Chicken, Texas Watermelon and Texas Golden Jujube. Maybe everyone is familiar with these three Texas specialties, such as braised chicken in Texas, which is one of the four famous chickens in China.

Do you want to eat Texas braised chicken, or do you want to eat the kind you are cooking now? It is more delicious than vacuum packaging, and there is more sand in Texas, so the watermelons planted are very sweet, and Leling golden jujube in Texas is also a local must. It is very famous and tastes sweet and crisp. When you have the chance, you must try the watermelon in Texas and the golden jujube in Leling.

In addition to the three treasures, there are many delicious foods in Texas, such as horseshoe biscuits, spiced boneless braised chicken, pit barbecue, willow noodles, sheep intestines, soup, salt and pepper elbows, stuffed donkey meat, signature steamed bread, casserole, bagged chicken, and scallion-roasted tendons, which are also delicacies and specialties in Texas. Welcome to Texas.

As rural people in Dezhou, the three treasures we mentioned here refer to: Dezhou braised chicken, Dezhou watermelon (our county is also called "Baodian donkey meat") and Leling golden jujube. The following is a brief introduction for reference only:

First of all, Texas braised chicken

I believe that everyone should know more about Dezhou braised chicken, especially on the train passing through Texas, there are generally conductors selling Dezhou braised chicken! Listening to their catchy rhetoric, do you have the desire to buy impulsively, hehe!

Dezhou braised chicken features: tender meat, spiced boneless and not greasy.

But now the braised chicken feels a little salty, not as delicious as it used to be cooked by hand!

Historical development: Dezhou braised chicken has a history of more than 300 years. It first appeared in Dezhou City or Ganshui Wharf in the Ming Dynasty, and later officially appeared in the thirty-first year of Kangxi (1692), called spiced boneless braised chicken! Later, Kangxi's southern tour was praised as food, officially became a tribute, and gradually became famous all over the world!

Second, Texas watermelon

In Texas, we have been planting watermelons for more than 300 years, which is recorded in the Long River Record of Kangxi period, which was verified by Tian Wen.

Features: large, thin skin, tender meat, sweet and refreshing!

I remember when I was a child, our family planted watermelons for several years. In summer, I basically live in a shed built in the field. When I was hungry and thirsty, I picked a watermelon directly from the ground to eat. I remember that many farmers in the village planted them at that time.

In addition, there was basically no money to sell watermelons at that time, and most of them were watermelons that were just harvested in the same year!

Third, Leling Jujube

Laoling is just to the east of our town. Mainly rich in golden jujube, it is the "hometown of golden jujube in China". Its history has been more than 3,000 years, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, gradually rose in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Features: thin skin, small core meat, sweet and delicious.

I remember when I was a child, many jujube trees were planted in every village because our place was close to Leling city. I remember that many farmers in the village have jujube trees in their yards. Like our neighboring village, the main tree species in the village now are either willow or poplar, mostly jujube. People can pick as many as they want when they pass by, but nobody cares!

Fourth, protect the donkey meat in the store.

This is our Ningjin county's three major specialties, also known as Baodian spiced donkey meat, which is often a feast. We have a jingle saying, "Sir, steamed stuffed bun, big willow noodles, want to eat donkey meat, go to the insurance store." It is understood that its founders are three brothers, namely Li Changrong, Li Changshan and Li Changchun.

Features: delicious meat, fat but not greasy, rotten but not scattered, thin but not firewood, soft but not sticky, delicate and refreshing, unique flavor, suitable for all ages.

Because eating donkey meat can relax muscles and activate blood vessels. Generally, it is a necessary food for martial arts practitioners. Because acrobatics here is very famous, generally these Jianghu artists will perform everywhere, so their reputation is far-reaching!

In fact, there are many specialties in Texas, such as Dezhou donkey meat, which is very famous. For example, there are three famous foods in our county: Chief Steamed Bun, Big Willow Noodles and Baodian Donkey Meat. In addition, crickets and acrobatics are also our strong points, which are famous all over the country!

As a Texan, I'll tell you: the three treasures of Texas in the past are: Texan braised chicken, Texan watermelon and Texan Leling golden jujube. At present, it seems that Texas braised chicken is still ranked first, and Texas braised chicken is famous. If you don't mention Texas braised chicken, you can't talk about Texas cuisine. This famous Texas specialty has become a symbol of Texans. "When I was in college, I did an English reading comprehension about China's food culture and used a lot of space to explain Dezhou Paji." A post-80s Texas girl has a deep memory of this. She was studying in Hunan at that time. Afterwards, she mentioned this to many classmates, and she was quite proud.

There are many brands of braised chicken in Texas, but many Texans are used to going to the braised chicken food city to buy freshly baked braised chicken instead of vacuum-packed finished products. A senior "foodie" who works in the braised chicken group smells the aroma of freshly baked braised chicken in front of consumers every day. She once described it like this: "After tasting fresh and tender chicken, you will know that not all braised chickens from Texas are called' Texan braised chicken'."

Golden jujube in Leling, Dezhou should be ranked second:

Leling is rich in golden jujube, which is famous all over the world and is known as "the hometown of bailizao". Leling golden jujube is of high quality. When you open the semi-dried jujube, you can clearly see that the continuous gold thread composed of pectin and sugar is attached between the pulp, stretching for 1-2 inches and shining in the sun, so it is named Jinsixiaozao.

Finally, the food to be introduced is the donkey meat in Baodian, Texas: Baodian donkey meat, one of the "three famous foods" in Ningjin, was already famous during Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty. It is a tribute to the court and is famous all over the country for its unique flavor. Known as "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground", it was selected into the Dictionary of Famous Native Products in China. Donkey meat is a pure natural food, which has the functions of nourishing yin, moistening dryness and nourishing blood, and is very suitable for nourishing food. Baodian donkey meat is tender, nutritious, thin but not firewood, rotten but not scattered, rich in flavor, unchanged for a long time, salty and palatable, suitable for all ages. And a donkey produces "eight brocade"-heart, liver, intestine, belly, lean meat, tendons, mouth strips and crisp ears. Yu Ruomu, a famous nutritionist and wife of Comrade 1, praised it again and again after tasting it, and wrote a beautiful sentence, "A thousand years' worth of food is enjoyed by every family. ".

Every time I go to the supermarket, I see packaged food on the shelves. Dezhou paji is a local specialty. Sorry, I don't know much about the other two treasures.

Dezhou, located in the northwest of Shandong Province, has been known as "the gate of heaven and the gate of Beijing" since ancient times. The long history makes Dezhou's food culture rich and colorful, with traditional classics and famous foods. Among them, the most famous Dezhou braised chicken, Baodian donkey meat and Leling golden jujube are called "three treasures" in Texas.

Dezhou braised chicken: also known as "spiced boneless braised chicken". The whole chicken is prone, full of feathers and lifelike; Bright color, golden red finished product, glittering and translucent luxury; The aroma is mellow and lasting. It is famous for its rotten bones and soft but not greasy image, and has the reputation of "China is a must".

Texas braised chicken has a history of more than 300 years. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Dezhou City and the flood and drought wharf were bought and sold. 1692 (Kangxi 3 1), braised chicken came out. 1702, Kangxi visited Tezhou in the south, tasted spiced boneless braised chicken and praised its delicacy. From then on, Dezhou paji entered the Qing court as a tribute. During the Qianlong period, the braised chicken producer was called into the palace. Subsequently, Texas braised chicken became famous all over the world.

Baodian donkey meat: also known as Baodian spiced donkey meat, it is produced in Baodian Town, Ningjin County. Its characteristics are: delicious meat, fresh and refreshing, thin but not firewood, fat but not greasy, rotten but not scattered, soft but not sticky, salty and palatable, rich in flavor and unique in flavor.

Baodian donkey meat was created by Li Dengshan's brothers during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, and became a tribute to the court during the reign of Jiaqing, and was included in China Tute Famous Food Dictionary. Donkey meat is known as "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat underground".

Leling golden jujube: it is a traditional specialty of Leling city. Its cultivation began in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, flourished in Wei and Jin Dynasties and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of more than 3,000 years. At that time, Emperor Qianlong enjoyed eating golden jujube in Leling, and personally gave the "Jujube King" a plaque as a tribute to the court.

Friends, have you ever tasted the delicacies of the Three Treasures in Texas?

Dezhou paji, Toona sinensis, Leling golden jujube.

Watermelon, braised chicken, black pottery

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