Did fire crystal persimmon, a pot of mutton in The Longest Day in Chang 'an, already exist in the Tang Dynasty?

It is very reasonable for Shuipen mutton and fire crystal persimmon to appear in the play. According to the Song Book, there were wars in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and some people unfortunately became prisoners of war and were about to be killed. But because he could cook, he offered a bowl of boiled mutton soup, so he survived without guilt and rose to the top. After that, this dish was preserved.

In the Tang Dynasty, mutton in water basin had a greater development. Tang people pay attention to diet, and the royal family has Xianbei descent, so eating mutton has become the dietary preference of Chang 'an people. Today, there are still many places near Xi 'an with the word "sheep" in their names, which proves how popular beef and mutton were in those days. However, the basin mutton in the Tang Dynasty is still different from the mutton soup in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

When did basin mutton appear? Pot mutton really appeared in the Ming Dynasty. During the Chongzhen period, the foodies at that time were not satisfied with eating mutton only in autumn and winter, so they created a basin of mutton for summer consumption, and because the pot for stewing mutton soup on the stall selling mutton was called "basin pot", it was named basin mutton. At that time, the seasoning of mutton in the basin was very simple, with only tsaoko, pepper, fennel, cinnamon and salt, and there was no powder in the soup. Soup and meat are separated. There is mutton on the table and a pot of stew on the stove in the shop. After ordering mutton, the store will cut the meat and pour the soup in front of you.

Fire crystal pot mutton and persimmon Tang people eat sheep, mainly roasted, but also boiled. There is a Tang poem "To the Hotel Ji Hu", which may describe the instant-boiled mutton in the Tang Dynasty-"Hujichun Hotel, string tubes at night. Red Castanopsis kawakamii spreads crescent moon, while mink and fur sit on thin frost. When Pan Yu started licking carp, Jinding was cooking sheep. The guests are tireless and listen to songs to enjoy the world. " Fire crystal persimmon is very soft and sweet. How soft is it? In White Deer Plain, Chen listed it as the four softest things in the world: the waist of a beautiful girl and a cotton bag. Fire crystal persimmon, pig urine bubble. In Chang 'an specialty, only when I think of fire crystal persimmon can I leave saliva. I have no choice but to go to the scene. I once dared to take two of them. When I arrived at the airport, I smelled the sweetness of honey and had to sit at the boarding gate and eat it.

Conclusion fire crystal persimmon eaten by Zhang Xiaojing through a straw must be ripe. I can imagine that the thin gravy is as soft as bright red egg yolk, and it only tastes sweet when swallowed. No wonder rural vendors are selling fire crystal persimmon stalls, and common bees are buzzing and coiling.