Hunyuan potato

In Hunyuan, potatoes are planted all over the county, but the real potato sales are mainly in Sichuan (plain area). In Nanshan and Beipo areas, where the planting area is vast and the yield is abundant, potatoes are inconvenient to transport and sell, and most of them are ground (starch) except for a small part of them. This is because the mountains in Hunyuan are high and deep, and the traffic conditions are poor, especially in mountainous areas. It is especially difficult to climb the beam road, and the yield of potatoes is relatively large. In the past, the flour was ground by hand, which was similar to wiping a round hole with shredded potatoes. After rubbing, the potatoes were turned into pieces, squeezed and clarified, and then bleached several times with clear water. The flour sank, drained, and the precipitate was crushed and dried until it was dry. Hunyuan's noodle texture is very good, it is famous for its white, refined and pure, and the famous Hunyuan bean jelly in Shanxi is based on this. Generally speaking, 50 kilograms of potatoes can produce about 5 kilograms to 6 kilograms of flour, and heavy potatoes can be converted into expensive and light flour, which is convenient for transportation. There is another advantage of grinding potatoes into flour, that is, they are resistant to storage. Even if potatoes are cellared, they can not be stored for one year, while dry and waterless flour can be stored for many years. It is worth mentioning that the milling surface is now fully mechanized, from grinding to clarification to powder discharge, which is both convenient and fast. Hunyuan vermicelli has many uses, besides making bean jelly, it can also be used to make vermicelli, powder block, powder and so on. Hunyuan vermicelli is also particularly famous, and there is a folk saying that Hunyuan vermicelli is infinitely long. Add alum to the vermicelli, and press the vermicelli with a press. As long as the flour agent is not pressed to the end, the vermicelli will always be one hole and as long as it takes. On the streets of Hunyuan, vendors selling vermicelli often coil vermicelli like wires, and tear it from the middle when selling it. vermicelli is as elastic as a rubber band. Hunyuan vermicelli is good because it is resistant to cooking, chewy and flexible. It is a kind of vegetable food that Hunyuan people especially like to eat. You should add some vermicelli to everything you cook. Hunyuan powder can also be used as powder. In the early years, the food was mainly coarse grains, and the locals mainly used coarse grains such as corn and oat noodles. Adding a small amount of flour noodles, the mixed noodles became extremely strong and delicious, and people still eat it like this.
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