Volcano Xiaomi [Shandong Changle Specialty]

What is Volcano Xiaomi? Authentic Shandong Changle specialty: Volcano millet

Content summary:Do you want to know what Volcano millet is? This article is a detailed introduction toShandong Changle specialty - Volcano Xiaomi. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Volcano Xiaomi. The full text takes about 9 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Volcano Xiaomi and how its history originated? Tasting and eating methods of volcanic millet, etc.

Basic Introduction of Volcanic Millet

In more than ten villages around the ancient volcanic group in Qiaoguan Town, Changle County, including Haojiagou, Jijiazhuangzi, Sunjiagou, Duanjiagou, Xiangshui, Heishanzi, Nanyin, etc., a traditional donkey reins millet has been planted on thin mountain land. The millet ground from it is called donkey reins millet, because this grain grows in volcanic ash, so it is also called volcanic millet. Nowadays, not only more than a dozen villages near the ancient volcanic group continue to grow donkey reins millet, also known as volcanic millet. Volcanic millet grows in the thick volcanic ash produced by volcanic eruptions, with sufficient sunlight, abundant rainfall, suitable mountain winds, and pollution-free land, cultivating high-quality volcanic millet. This millet is even in size, golden yellow and bright in color. It is made into rice porridge, which is sweet and fragrant. It is fine, soft, smooth, and sticky. It is a high fat and high-quality type. It also contains a variety of vitamins, amino acids, and mineral elements, making it an essential nutritional supplement for pregnant women, postpartum women, and the sick. It is also an excellent food for promoting healthy growth in young people.

Relying on the advantages of volcanic ash in the soil around ancient volcanoes, which is rich in manganese, zinc, molybdenum and other trace elements, plus sufficient sunlight, abundant rain, suitable mountain wind, and pollution-free land, the "volcanic millet" rice planted is uniform in size, golden yellow and bright in color, and the rice porridge made of it is sweet, soft, smooth, and sticky. It also contains a variety of vitamins, carotenoids, amino acids, and unique mineral elements, making it an essential nutritional supplement for pregnant women, postpartum women, and the sick. It is an excellent food to promote the healthy growth of young people.

How did the history of Volcano Xiaomi come about?

? Legend has it that in mythology, Iron Guai Li, Han Zhongli, Lv Dongbin, Zhang Guolao, Cao Guojiu, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe, He Xianggu, and others traveled eastward together. One autumn, when they arrived at Haojiagou in Qiaoguan's territory, they discovered towering mountains, strange trees in the sky, mountain springs and waterfalls, bird songs and fragrant flowers. So Zhang Guolao proposed to play here for a few days, and everyone agreed with his opinion, so they settled down on Scorpion Mountain in the west of Haojiagou Village. General Zhang Guo tied his mount to a peach tree on the mountain. A few days later, the donkey may have wanted to explore the mountain scenery, so it broke free from the reins and ran to a nearby field of millet. Zhang Guolao saw it and hurried to catch it. The more he hurried, the more the donkey dragged the reins and ran around the mountain before catching it. Then something strange happened. The valley that the donkey ran through had all sprouted ears of grain, shaped like the reins of a donkey. Because it was Zhang Guolao's immortal donkey dragging the reins, the villagers called this type of millet "donkey reins millet". According to an old man from Haojiagou Village, in the second year of Taiyan in Northern Wei (436 AD), there was a general named Xu Liang in the Northern Wei court. During the war to lead troops to conquer Northern Liang, one of his arms was cut off by Northern Liang soldiers and he could no longer lead troops in battle. After recovering from his injuries, he bid farewell to the court and wanted to return to his hometown in Hebei to recuperate. When he arrived at the north of Jijiazhuangzi Village in Changle with more than 40 family members, he saw dense forests, green mountains and clear waters, and an elegant and pleasant natural environment. He requested the court to settle down here, and the court quickly approved his request and granted him a fiefdom. According to the Xu family tombstone unearthed from the Xu family cemetery, the scope of the Xu family's fiefdom is: east to Qiaoshan, west to Yaoshan, north to Taohuashan, and south to Dagushan. After Xu Liang settled here, he used the silver allocated by the court to build the Xu family courtyard, purchased a large number of cattle, donkeys, and horses, and hired more than 60 famous Ding Changgong. In addition to leasing most of the land allocated by the imperial court to the surrounding villagers for cultivation, the Xu family, led by the old butler Xu Wangcai, cultivated donkey reins and millet on the land of more than ten villages including Jijiazhuangzi, Heishanzi, and Xiangshui. After harvesting, except for leaving some seeds, all others were handed over to the Northern Wei court. According to historical records, after the donkey rein millet congee, the rice soup is thick, fragrant and nutritious. The most suitable food for pregnant women, postpartum women, and the sick. Therefore, most of the millet presented as tribute by the Xu family was consumed by the empresses and concubines in the palace. Later, in the third year of Emperor Wu of Zhou's Jiande reign (574 AD), the Xu family was annihilated by the new dynasty. But the donkey reins and millet have been continuously cultivated, but they are no longer used as tribute rice for the court. Until the Qing Dynasty, Yu Yunzhong, a Jinshi from Beijiahe, introduced the donkey reins and millet from this area to other provinces. According to the Chronicle of Changle County and the Biography of Merit, "Yu Yunzhong, with the character of" Qiao Dong ", is less heroic, reads at every glance, and studies at Chengfu Mountain after you itch. Every skill he does, he spreads all over the country. All famous people beat Jiaqing for it, Ding Mao promoted it to the township, Xin Weicheng became a Jinshi, and gave the head of the household a direct election to the Supervisor of the County of Shenze County, and the Qiaomin people in Shenze County were poor..." After Yu Yunzhong arrived in Shenze County, in order to develop local agricultural production, he introduced the sorghum millet from his hometown Haojiagou to the mountains of Shenze County for farming. He also has a good harvest every year. The millet introduced by Yunzhong at that time was the donkey rein millet, After boiling, continue to simmer for about 30 minutes, and it will be ready to serve. Unlike traditional millet, which is very yellow and "violent", the cooked "Volcano millet" Congee is dark yellow. After drinking a mouthful of sweet and fragrant, it is soft and smooth, and it is a kind of rice with local flavor.