Foreign media are exploring the hardest dish in the world? "Fried Stone" Becomes China's Latest Internet Celebrity Snack Network | Stone | China
Recently, a video of "stir frying pebbles" at a night market in Changsha has been widely circulated on the internet.
The ordinary and unremarkable stone transformed from a "stone" into a "food", "with a splash of chili oil, it is lively and emotional"; When garlic seeds are released, the stone fragrance is both fragrant and fragrant.
A few pounds of stone wrapped in various spices rolled and collided in the pot, crackling with each other. It takes no more than 50 seconds from ordering to receiving the stir fried stone.
Someone asked the vendor, "How do we eat this?"?
"Take a sip and throw it away." "It's okay if you don't throw it away. One dish has been passed down for three generations, and it's still there when you leave."
In fact, this is not just a curiosity recipe, but a traditional snack in Enshi, Hubei called Zhuo Di. The way to eat is to take a bite and then throw it away.
The charm of "stir frying stones" in the eyes of foreign media
Unexpectedly, this special southern Chinese night market snack became popular overseas.
Mashed, an American online media outlet, said that the bizarre level of human cuisine has once again been elevated to a whole new level.
Mashed: Chinese internet celebrity "stir frying stones" is actually "throwing away" after "sucking"
Undoubtedly, humans have created countless dark foods, from jelly salads to freeze-dried ice cream, and even invented Rocky Mountain oysters. However, the recent popularity of stir fried pebbles has once again elevated strange foods to a whole new level.
Withoutadoubt,humankindhascraftedcountlessweirdfoodtrends,fromJell-Osaladstofreeze-driedicecream. We'veeveninventedRockyMountainoysters.However,therecentstir-friedpebblestrendtakesfunnyfadstoawholenewlevel.
The description of stir fried rice dumplings by foreign media is quite visual, CNN wrote:
The vendors poured chili oil, sprinkled garlic sauce, and the pebbles mixed with garlic and diced chili sizzled on the iron plate.
Vendorspourchillioilontopebblessizzlingonateppanyaki-stylegrill,sprinklegarlicsaucealloverthem,thenstir-fryeverythingwithamixofgarlicclovesanddicedpeppers.
CNN: The hardest dish in the world? "Stir fried stones" has become the latest internet famous snack in China
Unfortunately, some foreign media outlets are unclear about the situation and mistakenly introduce that "eating glutinous rice should be eaten raw" or "eating dirt", and such words make people think that this is a new type of acrobatic performance
However, CNN's report provides a more objective introduction to the method of eating by eating:
When taking a bite, diners take a sip of the flavor and then spit out the stone - that's why it's called a bite, meaning "suck and then spit out".
They are instructed to mock off the Flavors, then spit out the rocks - since the dish's name suodiu, meaning "mock and dispose."
Foreign media also put in effort to narrate the history of Liao Di and further explain its unique way of eating.
Shuo Diu can be traced back hundreds of years and is a type of food and drink invented by old boatmen who have been working with ships for many years.
There is no clear written record about the hundred year history of Liao Di, and it is all passed down from the mouth of the old ship worker.
Suodiu is believed to date back hunted of years It was passed down for generations by children through their oral history, according to a local media report
In the past, boatmen carrying goods were sometimes trapped in the middle of the river, causing food to run out.
Back in the old days, passengers could have become stranded in the middle of a river and run out of food while delivering goods
There are still many versions and folk stories about how Shuo Di came about, but there is no standard answer.
With the improvement of economic conditions, the dietary habits that emerged from these impoverished days have gradually faded from the historical stage and are only offered to customers as "specialty dishes" in a few traditional Hubei restaurants.
Curious imitation by netizens
In recent years, with the widespread spread of social media and the Internet, doudou has been imitated by netizens at home and abroad.
Foreign TikTok netizen @ anjaysva also learned to "stir fry stones" and even received over 60000 likes.
At that time, netizens in the comment section thought the blogger was joking:
"On this app, I can no longer distinguish between what is true and what is false..."
Isn't this really a joke? I really can't distinguish.
A Tujia young man recorded the entire process of making a dumpling by the river on YouTube.
A foreign netizen asked in a comment, "How do you get this dish in the United States?"
Netizens on TikTok are very interested in TikTok. Some people compare it to licking seasoning on potato chips, while others believe that its consumption method is similar to the principle of chewing gum.
On seeing a video explaining the suiu trend and how the dish is discussed, several TikTok users were actually excluded One person compared suodiu to licensing the seasoning off chips, while others equal it to chewing gum
Coincidentally, chewing gum also appeared as a way to satisfy hunger in the beginning, which seems to date back to the Maya civilization 3500 years ago.
Mashed said that as many of us have personally experienced, chewing gum releases multiple flavors, and simulating "eating" helps suppress hunger.
Coincidentally, chewing gum also camera about as a way to stay off hunger As many of us have experienced firsthand, chewing gum releases a variety of flavors, while the simulated 'eating' helps suppress anger
It seems that human wisdom in studying food is interconnected.
Do you want to try this kind of snack? What special snacks are there in your hometown? Welcome to share in the comments section.
