Vinegar is one of the oldest condiments in the East and a special beverage. Vinegar has a history of thousands of years and a profound cultural heritage. It is indispensable in literati's poems, and its notes are not common in symphonies of pots, bowls, spoons and basins. Vinegar culture is both old and young, with old being its history and young being its function. After thousands of years of development, the efficacy of vinegar is constantly enriched, and its human ideological connotation is constantly extended. As a historical and cultural phenomenon, vinegar culture has been developing with the development of material production and spiritual civilization in human society, and has always been adapted to social politics, economy, culture and folk customs. It can be seen that vinegar and vinegar culture are inseparable from human beings, who are consciously or unconsciously creating, inheriting and developing vinegar culture. From the perspective of culturology, a nation has a long history, and its cultural achievements are not always advanced and excellent, and it needs constant development and creation. The vinegar culture in China has a long history in the long river of food culture, and the history of people being jealous can be traced back to thousands of years ago. As early as when our ancestors ate meat and blood, they piled pears, dates, persimmons and other fruits picked in their labor together for long-term consumption. Some fruits naturally ferment under suitable conditions such as temperature and humidity, and become pulpy sour vinegar. After people ate it, they suddenly felt their appetite was wide open, and the digestive function of vinegar was gradually recognized by people and became a favorite condiment for thousands of years. Modern medicine has proved that vinegar has the functions of beauty beauty and health care. In recent years, drinking vinegar has become a fashion. Drinking vinegar can refresh your mind, relax your mood, feel relaxed and carefree; Drinking vinegar for women can promote metabolism, make the body softer and the skin brighter.
In China vinegar culture, the history of fermented vinegar in Liangzhou is as long as written records. Open the history of Liangzhou, as if you can smell the fragrance and mellow vinegar culture. Chinese scholars have a tradition of being familiar with humanities, society, politics and history, but rarely dabble in science and technology. Pre-Qin Confucianism, Han Confucian Classics, Wei-Jin Metaphysics and Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism all tend to despise technology, skills and Huo Zhi to varying degrees, with the exception of diet. In this highly operational knowledge field, people from princes and nobles to poets are willing to study this theory intensively, write notes or food lists, and pass them on to future generations with food writings. Many classic works, such as Zhou Li, Li Ji, The Analects of Confucius, Lv Chunqiu and Huangdi's Neijing, have left important chapters for nutrition. Therefore, China is not only famous for his superb cooking skills, but also praised by the world for his long and rich nutrition works, forming a local style of nutrition in China. Originally, the development level of social productive forces and the prosperity of commodity economy are the material basis of consumer life, and the main body of consumer life is nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation. Among all kinds of consumption of food, clothing, housing and transportation, eating activities can most sensitively reflect the living standards of an era, and the attitudes and desires of all walks of life are in the leading position in all kinds of consumption, showing a strong humanistic interest in life. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a saying in Wu's Dream that "man and day are indispensable, and rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, wine and tea". Originally called "Eight Things". It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that "wine" was omitted and it became "seven things". In the lyrics of Yuan Dynasty zaju "Yuhuchun", "Hundred Tea Pavilions" and "Duliucui", we can see the sentence "Seven things to open the door in the morning, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar tea", which has been passed down from generation to generation, showing the important role of vinegar in people's daily life. Diet is the first need of life and is called the foundation of human existence. But unlike animals, diet is not only to fill the stomach, but also the basic content of life enjoyment. Eating activities are not just simple eating, and the whole process of eating pays attention to leisure. Human vinegar is the pursuit of delicious food, and the interest in pursuing a happy life is integrated into food activities. "A Record of Ming Taizu" records the crab feast in the palace, saying, "All palace officials eat crabs, wash them alive, steam them with cattail, and eat them together in groups of five or six, laughing and laughing. Uncover the navel cover, carefully dig with your nails, and dip in vinegar and garlic to accompany the wine. Or in addition to the sternum, eight roads are like butterflies to show ingenuity. " This is a vivid picture of the food scene in the court crab banquet, accompanied by vinegar, wine served, food served, enjoyed by friends and shared.
Vinegar is often insignificant to the life of China people, but it is indispensable. When it comes to vinegar, it may be impossible to prove who brewed it first, but the book Qi Yaomin by Jia Sixie, a native of Liangzhou, clearly recorded the traditional brewing method of Liangzhou vinegar for the first time. Through this regional work, Liangzhou's unique vinegar brewing technology and jealous habits have also spread to the Central Plains, making vinegar and Liangzhou culture have an indissoluble bond. For thousands of years, Liangzhou people are proud of being jealous. Liangzhou people, who love vinegar, have long regarded vinegar as an indispensable commodity in life and are proud of its vinegar culture.
People in Liangzhou think "jealousy" is a good living habit. Walking into the restaurants in Liangzhou Vinegar Township, or visiting thousands of households all over Liangzhou, most Liangzhou people are not only jealous, but also good at being jealous. Vinegar is not just a seasoning in Liangzhou. Many people use vinegar to keep fit. The vinegar makers in Liangzhou often say that "rice is a medicine that is often eaten, and medicine is not a rice that is often eaten; Vinegar is a common medicine, and vinegar is a common meal. " In the eyes of Liangzhou people, vinegar can not only cure all diseases, but even become a medicine that can be taken frequently. During the brewing process of Liangzhou smoked vinegar, amino acids, organic acids, sugars, vitamins and salts can effectively promote human metabolism and play the role of diet therapy and food supplement; Many people in Liangzhou also believe that using vinegar as medicine in medical treatment has the effects of promoting hair growth, beautifying, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid and losing weight.
Liangzhou also has the custom of making "Laba vinegar". On the eighth day of Laba, peeled garlic cloves are soaked in smoked vinegar, sealed in a jar and placed in a warmer place. After 20 days, the vinegar is dark red, slightly sour and slightly spicy, and it is called "Laba vinegar" and "Laba garlic". On New Year's Eve, when having a reunion dinner in jiaozi, this is an indispensable seasoning. Liangzhou people always say: "This is the taste of the New Year!"