清·嘉慶的《澄海(hai)縣(xian)志(zhi)》有載(zai):“芥菜,也名大菜,本(ben)縣(xian)秋收后(hou)田野種植甚(shen)多,收獲后(hou)用鹽(yan)漬味道甚(shen)美。”由此可見,澄海(hai)人腌制(zhi)酸咸菜歷史悠(you)久(jiu)。
味道(dao)酸咸(xian)可口,引人食(shi)欲。
潮(chao)汕(shan)(shan)酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)的具體腌制(zhi)過程是(shi)選用潮(chao)汕(shan)(shan)大芥菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)100公斤(jin),粗鹽7公斤(jin),放(fang)入缸(gang)中(zhong),適當加點水(shui),然后把(ba)缸(gang)口密封(feng),再(zai)整缸(gang)放(fang)在太(tai)陽下(xia)曬,10天后即(ji)可(ke)食用。潮(chao)汕(shan)(shan)酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)的腌制(zhi)和潮(chao)汕(shan)(shan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)不同(tong)之處,除用鹽量少之外,還有(you)酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)腌制(zhi)前,大芥菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)是(shi)不用先曬太(tai)陽的,其(qi)次(ci)腌制(zhi)酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)是(shi)連芥菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)葉(xie),不用把(ba)葉(xie)去(qu)掉。酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)腌制(zhi)后不能放(fang)久(jiu)(jiu),一(yi)般只能放(fang)4~5天,但如果(guo)酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)浸(jin)在鹽水(shui)湯中(zhong),則可(ke)存放(fang)約半個月,酸(suan)(suan)咸(xian)(xian)(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)存放(fang)久(jiu)(jiu)了,就會發出臭酶味。
腌制酸(suan)咸菜(cai)時,同樣要(yao)注意一點(dian),就是裝缸(gang)時,也要(yao)用(yong)石頭壓住芥菜(cai),使其浸在鹽水湯中。