承德(de)是(shi)全國(guo)(guo)旅(lv)游(you)文化名城(cheng)之(zhi)一,不過(guo),你(ni)是(shi)否聽(ting)說過(guo)承德(de)美食——老(lao)虎菜呢?聽(ting)到此菜名,你(ni)可別被嚇著了(le),老(lao)虎是(shi)國(guo)(guo)家保護動物,誰敢吃它!可這“老(lao)虎菜”偏偏在承德(de)的大小(xiao)餐館有(you)售,人(ren)們一天不吃還癮著呢!那么,此菜到底(di)是(shi)什么呢?
原來,承德(de)這(zhe)地方的(de)(de)人口味偏重,喜食各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)咸(xian)菜(cai)(cai)食品(pin),這(zhe)里的(de)(de)人喜用青尖椒(jiao)、大蔥(cong)、香菜(cai)(cai)等(deng)切成(cheng)細末,納入碗內,加入醬油、味精、醋調(diao)成(cheng)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蘸(zhan)(zhan)汁(zhi),因這(zhe)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蘸(zhan)(zhan)汁(zhi)味辛(xin)辣,故稱為老虎(hu)(hu)菜(cai)(cai)。其實老虎(hu)(hu)菜(cai)(cai)不僅可(ke)以(yi)用作菜(cai)(cai)品(pin)的(de)(de)蘸(zhan)(zhan)汁(zhi),而且本身也可(ke)以(yi)單獨作為一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)小菜(cai)(cai)供人們享用。在(zai)承德(de),老虎(hu)(hu)菜(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)多而雜,有的(de)(de)要加入炸好的(de)(de)干(gan)紅辣椒(jiao)末,有的(de)(de)要加入芹(qin)菜(cai)(cai)末…
那么怎樣區分它(ta)們呢?還是(shi)(shi)(shi)讓我來(lai)告訴你。第(di)(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用青尖(jian)椒(jiao)(jiao)、大蔥(cong)(cong)、香(xiang)菜(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)(cheng)細末(mo),納(na)(na)入(ru)(ru)碗內,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)(ru)醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)、味(wei)(wei)精(jing)調(diao)(diao)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)而成(cheng)(cheng)。這種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)的(de)原形,特點(dian)是(shi)(shi)(shi)尖(jian)椒(jiao)(jiao)、大蔥(cong)(cong)、香(xiang)菜(cai)(cai)的(de)香(xiang)味(wei)(wei)融為(wei)一體,咸中微酸(suan),稱為(wei)“老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用炸(zha)干辣(la)椒(jiao)(jiao)、大蔥(cong)(cong)、香(xiang)菜(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)(cheng)末(mo),納(na)(na)入(ru)(ru)碗內,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)(ru)醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)、辣(la)椒(jiao)(jiao)油(you)、味(wei)(wei)精(jing)調(diao)(diao)味(wei)(wei),因(yin)辣(la)味(wei)(wei)較足,故稱為(wei)“母老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)(di)三種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用芹菜(cai)(cai)、大蔥(cong)(cong)、香(xiang)菜(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)(cheng)末(mo),納(na)(na)入(ru)(ru)碗內,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)(ru)適(shi)量清水(shui)、精(jing)鹽、白醋(cu)、味(wei)(wei)精(jing)調(diao)(diao)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)而成(cheng)(cheng),因(yin)其(qi)清爽(shuang),故稱為(wei)“公老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)(di)四種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用炸(zha)紅椒(jiao)(jiao)、大蔥(cong)(cong)、青尖(jian)椒(jiao)(jiao)、香(xiang)菜(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)(cheng)細末(mo)后,與熟芝麻共(gong)納(na)(na)碗內,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)(ru)適(shi)量清水(shui)、雞粉、醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)、香(xiang)油(you)調(diao)(diao)味(wei)(wei)而成(cheng)(cheng),這種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蘸汁(zhi)集第(di)(di)(di)二和(he)第(di)(di)(di)三種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)法(fa)之精(jing)華(hua),味(wei)(wei)香(xiang)辣(la)清香(xiang),所以被稱為(wei)“雜(za)交老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”。如(ru)今,餐廳(ting)里制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)作的(de)老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai),在第(di)(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)法(fa)的(de)基礎上,有的(de)還要(yao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)(ru)西紅柿丁,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)蠔油(you),加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)醬(jiang)油(you),加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)碎(sui)(sui)花生米,加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)沙拉醬(jiang)……真(zhen)是(shi)(shi)(shi)隨心(xin)所欲,其(qi)叫法(fa)也相應可(ke)以叫“西紅柿老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”、“花生碎(sui)(sui)老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”、“沙拉老(lao)(lao)(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)”……