Changning: Autumn to Shancun walnut incense

"The grid, the cabinet cabinet, the four sisters hidden in it; the four sisters, sleeping in the same bed, from life to death." For people in Changning Mountain, this well -known riddle is a walnut.

In the past, there were not many walnuts in Changning, so they were extremely precious, especially for children who lacked oral eclipse, whether they were fresh or dry, walnut kernels were always very tempting. Many people do not want to afford it regardless of whether they admit it or not, and when they are almost a kid, they have experienced the walnuts hidden by the milk hidden by Ai milk.

Changning walnut cultivation has a long history. According to the research of relevant experts, there are large -scale beoned walnut forests in the Nujiang and Lancang River Basin. Among them, many places in Changning still have a large number of wild walnut forests, which proves silently that Changning is one of the origin of walnuts.

In Changning, there are both wild species primitive forests, many artificial planting varieties, and natural distribution of pro -cultivation. There are many old walnut trees with more than 500 years old. The practice and technical techniques of grazing walnut foaming bubbling walnuts that are still retained so far.

Changning's walnuts are famous very early. In "Xu Xia Ke Journey", there are records about walnuts in Changning and surrounding areas: "The food of the county is burned by walnut oil. , Through the cone and steaming, the hoop is oil, there are many people who wins sesame and vegetables. "In the not many texts, it can be seen that people living here already have very mature walnuts. Burning all the walnut oil.

Changning walnuts are mainly distributed in areas with an altitude of 1400-2200 meters. In the past, it was mainly planted on hillside, ditch, front houses and houses, on both sides of the road, and field corners. Since the 1990s, like many parts of Yunnan, walnuts have been planned as a key agricultural industry to plan and develop. So far, the planting area has reached 1.8 million mu.

Walnuts are also known as the "Four Great Fruit" in the world with tonsils, cashews, and hazelnuts. In the "Compendium of Materia Medica", Li Shizhen described the role of walnut kernels: nourishing blood and nourishing qi, moisturizing phlegm, covering the door, Li Sanjiao, warm lungs, and intestines. This fully shows that walnuts can not only be eaten but also delicious. The purpose of the original use of walnuts is used for eating.

When there are not many walnuts, it is one of the products that can become a few money in rural people. Adults will not let go of letting children eat walnuts. Each time it is only a few distributing, so that children can solve it. When there is a happy event, there is a "fruit disc". The walnut is the most popular, but each table has a lot of purpose, and everyone can only be divided into two or three.

At that time, adults would encourage children to "pick up walnuts", who picked up who returned. Although there are not many picking up, they are always happy, because they can accumulate a "property" for themselves.

Changning walnuts have the characteristics of thin and benevolent and incense. In Changning folks, we have always used to use walnut kernels, chrysanthemums, and rock sugar to treat brain weakness, as well as the tradition of eating more walnuts for reading students. In addition to oral snacks and oil squeezing, walnuts can also be used to cook many foods, making people full.

When it comes to Changning walnuts, we must not talk about walnut candy first. Walnut sugar is not a sugar made or refined with walnuts, but is made of walnuts and sugar together. Many people who grew up before the 1980s had an endless taste. Many people in the mountains will also use corn stalks called "corn sugarcane" to boil sugar dilute, plus the walnut kernel left by their own home, to relieve the children.

There is also a kind of rural ethics called walnut salt. The method is very simple. It is to use dried walnut kernels and salt together, use salt mortar to fine, and the walnut salt out of the crickets. Favorite. If you put the small salt block in the fire and burn the red, you can taste it even more fragrant.

Walnuts are also very rich. Walnut kernel honey, walnut salt, walnut stewed chicken, cold walnut kernels, fried walnut kernels, vegetarian fried walnut kernels, and various vegetables made with various meats and vegetables with all kinds of meat and vegetables are full of temptation, full of temptation Essence

The autumnal equinox arrives, walnut fragrance is a good season for eating walnuts. If you have time, go to a small mountain village, find old walnut trees, pick up some walnuts, and then use the soil cooker stove in the countryside to make a traditional walnut cuisine, which is also a kind of enjoyment of time.

Source: Changning Published | Figure/Text: Yi Ran

Editor: Zhao Yuanrui | Editor in charge: Qi Yanqin

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