Steamed vegetables

"Mao" is a verb that refers to putting duck intestines, luncheon meat, duck blood, hairy tripe, kelp and other ingredients in a bamboo basket and putting them in a boiling soup to lift up and down. When the ingredients are cooked, put them in a bowl or a copper pot with good heat preservation, pour in the spicy soup, and you can eat. Nowadays, some restaurants do not necessarily cook the ingredients, but cook them in a hot pot base, and the soup base is served in a bowl together, which makes the taste even stronger.

The biggest difference between steamed dishes and skewers is that the menu is generally a set meal, which does not require guests to choose the ingredients one by one, and the ingredients are directly put into bowls, without bamboo skewers. The Maocai set is generally twenty or thirty yuan a piece, and the ingredients are relatively rich, but the Maocai is generally operated by a small shop, and the processing capacity of the kitchen is limited. Of course, Mao Cai has also adapted to market changes, and heavy ingredients such as Mao Brain Flower and Mao Fat Sausage have gradually appeared.

Some people say that "Mao Cai is a person's hot pot", but this statement is not accurate enough. First, the dishes are not served with dipping dishes, and the ingredients are soaked in the bottom of the spicy pot, which is fragrant in the mouth, but the aftertaste is salty, and the taste is slightly inferior to that of hot pot and skewers. Second, in addition to the taste of red oil hot pot, Maocai has evolved in the direction of brine in terms of taste, this kind of Maocai soup base is relatively light, the soup base can be drunk, the taste is delicious, not dry and spicy. Thirdly, many people do choose Mao Cai to solve the main meal, but in a gathering place for beauties like Taikoo Li, in a relatively new decoration of Mao Cai Shop, it is common for two or three long-legged beauties to share a small pot of Mao Cai, accompanied by ice powder or drinks, and eat slowly on the sofa.

Malatang is more similar to Mao Cai, but Mao Cai in Chengdu will be served with an extra bowl of rice, unlike Malatang, which combines the staple food with side dishes, which affects the taste for a long time. Malatang in Chengdu is generally found in night markets, but it is not as popular as steamed vegetables and skewers.

 

Recommended stores

Nameless Mao Cai (West Erdao Street Store)

Business district: Luoma City/New Town Plaza

Price: 32 yuan

Address: No. 19, West Erdao Street (near Golden Hawaii)

Phone:——

Business hours: Monday to Sunday 10:30-14:00

 

Mao Li Qiu Shi hot pot Mao Cai (Qinglong Square store)

Business district: N/A

Price: 27 yuan

Address: 1st Floor, No. 62, Nanchan Street

Telephone: 17761215201

Business hours: 10:00-21:00