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Chinese Miao food: spicy, colorful, delicious, and more!
The Miao are an ethnic minority, and admiring the glistening silver jewelry the women wear from head to toe, you may think they are rich. But the Miao lead a hard and simple life in remote mountainous areas of southern and southwestern China. Even during holidays and big ceremonies, food on a table doesn't seem to be sumptuous at all. However in the Miao area there is some special food unlike that in other areas of China.
Colorful glutinous rice
Glutinous rice is the staple food of Miao culture. During holidays a unique colorful rice is prepared for guests. The rice has five different colors: red, yellow, blue, white, and black. The colors come from juices of plants, like mulberries. The colors are amazing and the rice is quite sweet.
The single women usually give colorful glutinous rice to their lovers as a present. They can put some specific things in the rice basket to tell the men if they like them or not. A bamboo hook means the man should buy an umbrella for the girl as a gift. The branch of a tree means their relationship is broken. A toon sprout means they can marry soon. A glutinous rice paste with the pattern of dragon, phoenix, and baby will be prepared for the bride and groom when they get married.
Oil-tea
A very common Miao beverage is “oil-tea.”It is a everyday drink for some people. The tea leaves are mixed together with oil, salt, and ginger, then cooked in a wok. Then put into some water, and boil them together. The tea leaves are beaten into pieces with a mallet and the concoction is then boiled for a while longer. Then the tea is sieved and blended with beans, peanuts, or sticky rice, and then some peppers, garlic, and spring onions can be added.
After all this, a cup of rich, deep, and mellow oil-tea is ready.
A chopstick is always served with oil-tea. If you don't want any more tea, just put the chopstick onto your bowl. If not, tea will be given to you endlessly!
Sour soup
A special sour soup is served all year round. The soup is made of various kinds of steamed vegetables and fermented rice. People like to use this sour soup to cook fish, chicken or meat, and it gives their dishes a special sour flavor.
Spicy flavoring
In ancient times, it was very difficult for the Miao to get salt, so they used hot peppers to add flavor to their dishes and developed a taste for very spicy food. Today, chopped and fried chili peppers are the main flavoring put into Miao food.
You can cook chili peppers in various kinds of ways. You can fry or bake them, and then mix them together with wine, ginger, or garlic to get varied tastes. The flavoring can be kept for long time when it is put into a jar.
Chicken and duck
The Miao like chicken and duck meat, and especially chicken or duck's heart. The innards are always saved for the guests and elder to express respect.
Wine
Wine has a long history among the Miao. Nearly each Miao family can make wine at home.
A unique fruit and glutinous rice can be used to make a sweet wine which tastes good and helps digestion. If you visit a Miao village, the local people will entertain you with a whole set of wine service. As many as twelve places from the road to their village gate are designated as the sites for this service. You will be a great man if you can drink up all 12 bowls of wine! If you can't, don't worry. You just need to touch the bowl with your lips softly, and say "Dou She Mo," which is " Thank you" in the Miao language!”then you will have no problem to pass.
Visit the Miao villages during their holidays, and you can enjoy their exciting singing and dancing performances, along with their fascinating embroidery and silver ornaments like the unique silver earrings. And you can taste lots of wine too!
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