Where there are streams and reservoirs, there are crabs. When I was a child, my playmates and I often went to Xiaoxigou to catch small fish and shrimp. Once in a while, I can catch crabs, so I put them on the ground, crawl against the rampant crabs, and always stretch out my little finger to change the crab's route. Sometimes, fingers are inevitably caught by two pliers, and it is not easy to get rid of them, put them in your mouth and suck their bloodshot, and still lie on the ground and look at these eight-legged animals. When I met the reservoir pond, I fished out many small crabs. When my parents were not at home, I just put them in the pot and fried them for a while. After cooking, eat separately. A few partners didn't move chopsticks, so two fingers are enough.
When I grew up, I learned a western proverb: "In the eyes of crabs, everything is flooding". This language is aimed at people who are sorry for me and make irresponsible remarks. Not long after I joined the work, the company organized a trip to Beidaihe. That was the first time I saw the sea. Although it was summer and the sea was cool, everyone didn't go swimming, just strolled by the sea. Stay on the beach of Crouching Tiger Stone and on the shore where the waves beat. Near noon, everyone walked into a clean little restaurant. Everyone recommended it. The team leader said, "Everyone has a sea crab, and no one should eat more." You can order two plates of shrimp. "Things are rare, and the crawling guy is not cheap. After the crab was served, everyone tore open two pliers and ate it with relish. Even I, who is usually not jealous, pretend to put crab meat on a small plate and get some vinegar. The leftovers on the table are littered with broken crab shells.
Later, I read an article in a prose magazine that a tourist went to Beidaihe to play and wanted to eat crabs, which was too expensive. I want to eat shrimp. It's sold out. Finally, he ate a mussel. He was so angry that he spat out the clam shell he had eaten in his hand, and it fell into the shallow sea like a parabola. Close the pages and think about it. I still have the luck to eat delicious food. At that time, it was sold for 8 yuan. I don't know how much it costs now. What to eat is secondary, and the key is that local local products and famous snacks will leave unforgettable memories for travelers.
Of course I dare not call myself a gourmet. Gourmets need a lot of money in their pockets. Or, like the protagonist in Lu's novel The Gourmet, he ate all kinds of delicious food when he was young, and then his family went down, doing nothing and idling about. He was attracted by a big restaurant, so he was invited to a food class. He talked for three days in a row, but he couldn't live without crystal salt. Finally, at the end of his story, a bowl of soup without salt was served. Pure mixed food. In the mid-1990s, there were seafood restaurants all over Chongqing, and the words "raw seafood" were everywhere. Most of these places are places where businessmen go in and out. When a business is settled, the table is set to celebrate and seafood is used to celebrate. Most people can only look at the squid-like sea fish swimming in the glass jar and sigh at the fish. Later, there were fewer seafood restaurants. It turns out that the climate in Chongqing is humid. After eating seafood, the skin is hot and dry, and the face is prone to red pimples and high cholesterol. This kind of seafood restaurant that affects the appearance will gradually decrease. Of course, curious people like to go into alleys, enjoy a big seafood meal, and then chat with their friends.
Once, my brother excitedly told everyone about his "discovery journey": "In the backstreet near Longhu, there is a restaurant specializing in seafood, with abalone, which costs 38 yuan each. It's my treat today. " My treat. I am a tailor's ruler-ruler (eating). The car parked in the parking space in the back street, entered the shop and went straight to the attic on the second floor. The storefront is not big, but it is quite elegant. Looking down from the attic, I saw a couple sitting face to face with a red soup pot on a rectangular table. Oh, it's a couple package. No wonder it is isolated from the world and has become an occasion for lovers to whisper to each other. Eating seafood, distinguishing soup from red soup, Chongqing people are inevitably spicy, of course, red soup. The red soup is steaming slowly in the pot, and then seven or eight small flower baskets are served with some seafood such as clams, cod and trout, and two sea crabs with thumbs are lying on the crushed ice to appetize. Most of the baskets are shellfish, and the baskets are full of grotesque shells. I picked up a small trout with chopsticks: "Is this trout?" Do you think Hokkaido, Japan or Euro-Mediterranean? It's hard to say that what you eat is called food culture, but you can actually eat exotic food. "As for the pocket crab, you can only watch it in the basin and swim in the bright red soup.
Wine leads to three rounds, and food leads to five flavors. Why is there no sign of abalone? I've seen this thing on TV. It's very precious. In Shandong, abalone fry were brought back from Guangdong and kept in warm pools. The growth period is slow, and it is difficult to get out of the pool once a year. Asked the waiter, he replied that each abalone 10 yuan. My brother used to be very generous, one for each person. That weird little abalone makes people forget what it is when eaten in their mouths. Everyone's unified statement is: the taste of the sea.
However, I still want to eat crabs. After half a year, my brother was generous and invited me to Yangcheng Lake to eat freshwater hairy crabs. Oh! Now I'm very excited. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, with a good reputation, are not only sold to Shanghai and other places, but also exported overseas. I really like it. It reminds me of Shajiabang and reeds. I hum a sentence: "The morning glow reflects Yangcheng Lake, the reeds are in full bloom, the rice fragrance is fragrant, and the willows on the bank ..." The sparkling lake and the lush reeds seem to be in front of me. Ask the price when you eat. Hairy crabs cost 80 yuan a catty in the supermarket. In the kitchen, the chef takes the straw rope and trademark off the crab and cooks it. This technology is confidential. Hairy crabs are served on the table, and the crab yolk is added with egg yolk, giving off the aroma of oily oil. Needless to say, it is mouth-watering. Eat this Yangcheng Lake hairy crab slowly, taste it slowly, savor it carefully, and pretend to be a cultured person. It is said that there is a saying on Yangcheng Lake: "If you don't eat crabs, you are ashamed." .
I suddenly remembered my playmate who fished shrimp with me when I was a child. If they were here now, how nice it would be for everyone to share!