承(cheng)德是全(quan)國(guo)旅游文化名(ming)城之一,不過,你是否聽說(shuo)過承(cheng)德美食——老(lao)虎菜(cai)(cai)(cai)呢(ni)?聽到(dao)(dao)此菜(cai)(cai)(cai)名(ming),你可別被嚇著了,老(lao)虎是國(guo)家(jia)保護動物(wu),誰(shui)敢吃它(ta)!可這“老(lao)虎菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”偏偏在(zai)承(cheng)德的(de)大(da)小餐館(guan)有售(shou),人(ren)們一天不吃還癮著呢(ni)!那(nei)么,此菜(cai)(cai)(cai)到(dao)(dao)底是什(shen)么呢(ni)?
原來,承德這地方的(de)(de)人口味偏重,喜(xi)食各種(zhong)咸菜(cai)(cai)食品,這里的(de)(de)人喜(xi)用青尖(jian)椒(jiao)、大蔥、香菜(cai)(cai)等(deng)切成(cheng)(cheng)細末(mo),納入(ru)碗內,加(jia)入(ru)醬油、味精、醋調成(cheng)(cheng)一種(zhong)蘸汁,因(yin)這種(zhong)蘸汁味辛辣,故稱為(wei)老(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)。其實老(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)不(bu)僅可以用作菜(cai)(cai)品的(de)(de)蘸汁,而且本(ben)身(shen)也可以單獨(du)作為(wei)一種(zhong)小菜(cai)(cai)供人們享用。在承德,老(lao)虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)品種(zhong)多而雜,有的(de)(de)要加(jia)入(ru)炸好的(de)(de)干(gan)紅辣椒(jiao)末(mo),有的(de)(de)要加(jia)入(ru)芹菜(cai)(cai)末(mo)…
那(nei)么怎樣區分它們呢?還(huan)是(shi)讓我來告訴你。第(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用(yong)青(qing)(qing)尖(jian)(jian)椒(jiao)、大蔥(cong)、香菜(cai)(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)細末,納(na)入(ru)碗(wan)內(nei),加(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)(cu)(cu)、味(wei)精調制(zhi)而(er)成(cheng)。這種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)的原形(xing),特點是(shi)尖(jian)(jian)椒(jiao)、大蔥(cong)、香菜(cai)(cai)(cai)的香味(wei)融為一體,咸中微(wei)酸,稱(cheng)為“老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用(yong)炸(zha)干辣椒(jiao)、大蔥(cong)、香菜(cai)(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)末,納(na)入(ru)碗(wan)內(nei),加(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)(cu)(cu)、辣椒(jiao)油(you)、味(wei)精調味(wei),因辣味(wei)較(jiao)足,故(gu)(gu)稱(cheng)為“母老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)三(san)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用(yong)芹菜(cai)(cai)(cai)、大蔥(cong)、香菜(cai)(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)末,納(na)入(ru)碗(wan)內(nei),加(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)適量清(qing)(qing)水、精鹽、白醋(cu)(cu)(cu)、味(wei)精調制(zhi)而(er)成(cheng),因其(qi)清(qing)(qing)爽,故(gu)(gu)稱(cheng)為“公老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”。第(di)(di)四種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong):用(yong)炸(zha)紅椒(jiao)、大蔥(cong)、青(qing)(qing)尖(jian)(jian)椒(jiao)、香菜(cai)(cai)(cai)剁成(cheng)細末后,與熟芝麻共納(na)碗(wan)內(nei),加(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)適量清(qing)(qing)水、雞粉、醬(jiang)油(you)、醋(cu)(cu)(cu)、香油(you)調味(wei)而(er)成(cheng),這種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蘸汁集第(di)(di)二和第(di)(di)三(san)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)制(zhi)法(fa)(fa)之(zhi)精華,味(wei)香辣清(qing)(qing)香,所以被(bei)稱(cheng)為“雜交老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”。如今,餐廳(ting)里制(zhi)作的老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai),在第(di)(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)制(zhi)法(fa)(fa)的基礎上,有的還(huan)要加(jia)(jia)(jia)入(ru)西紅柿丁,加(jia)(jia)(jia)蠔油(you),加(jia)(jia)(jia)醬(jiang)油(you),加(jia)(jia)(jia)碎(sui)花(hua)(hua)生米,加(jia)(jia)(jia)沙拉醬(jiang)……真是(shi)隨心所欲,其(qi)叫法(fa)(fa)也(ye)相應可以叫“西紅柿老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”、“花(hua)(hua)生碎(sui)老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”、“沙拉老虎(hu)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)”……