Pig blood porridge

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Pig blood porridge

In the novel "Gourmet" by writer Lu Wenfu, the protagonist Zhu Ziye would go to "Zhu Hongxing" every morning to eat a bowl of first soup noodles as the beginning of a new day. This fixed eating habit is not only seen in novels. In the past, one of my neighbors would go to the porridge stall on the street to eat a bowl of pig blood porridge every afternoon. Moreover, when the old man went to eat porridge, he would change into imitation silk clothes and pants and lean on a cane, which was very ceremonial. His clean figure and the dress matched his appearance, and he looked very stylish, becoming a signature image known far and wide.

The origin of pig blood porridge

The old man is an immigrant from Guangdong. He developed a habit of eating pig blood porridge in his early years. He has never forgotten it and it is a bit nostalgic. In the past, porridge stalls were everywhere in Lingnan. People from both the well-off and the grassroots loved it. Pig blood porridge is a cheap food for the common people. It is different from the raw porridge that is cooked and sold immediately. It is made by heating the cooked white porridge and then boiling thin slices of meat, kidney, fish slices and other raw materials. The ingredients are diverse and the seasoning is exquisite. Pig blood porridge is to directly throw the chopped pig blood into the porridge and cook it. Then it is pushed with a cart, and a small coal stove is placed under the porridge pot to keep it warm, and it is sold along the street. Because it is cheap, the laborers and civilians who work will order a bowl of pig blood porridge to fill their stomachs when they are hungry when passing by. People stand around the porridge cart in a scattered manner, or squat on the roadside with bowls, and they can enjoy the leisurely fun for a while. Especially in the biting winter, a bowl of hot and scalding pig blood porridge will warm your whole body.

Decades ago in Liuzhou, this kind of cart selling pig blood porridge was also very common. Every morning, students going to school, workers rushing to work, and housewives busy preparing meals for the family often chose pig blood porridge as their first choice for breakfast. In fact, pig blood porridge is not just pig blood. In order to add to the fragrant and moist taste of the porridge, vendors sometimes add a little dried bonito and minced meat to the porridge, which is both fresh and delicious and more suitable for the public's taste. Because the quantity is very small, when we were children, if we could eat a little bit of dried bonito and minced meat when eating pig blood porridge, it felt like winning the lottery. Next to the cart selling pig blood porridge, there is often a stall selling fried dough sticks. People buy a bowl of porridge and two fried dough sticks, and then dip them in the porridge to soften them. It is not only delicious, but also not expensive.

The taste of pig blood porridge

Pig's blood porridge