Residing in the mountainous areas of southwest China, the Miao minority group are famous for their beautiful silver jewels such as silver earrings and silver rings. Miao women like to wear silver jewels from head to feet in big holidays to proudly show their beauty and wealth. Holidays are also a good time for people to enjoy a big meal with friends and family. Food displayed on their table is different from any other Chinese food:
Chicken giblets roasted in bamboo
Choose a piece of old bamboo, and put chicken giblets, corn mint, the kernel of a walnut, mushroom, garlic, and salt into the bamboo. Cover the bamboo with some banana leaves, and then roast it with charcoal fire. In just a few minutes, you can see the oil coming out from the bamboo. Enjoy it. It tastes really good and smells beautifully.
Bloated meat
Salted meat is easily to be made. You just need to cut the meat into slices, and mix them together with salt, pepper, and glutinous rice. Then put all of them into a big jar, and cover the lid. In about 10 days, the salted meat is ready. Take it out of the jar, and fry it with oil. It tastes spicy, hot, with amazing fragrance.
Braised chicken with the Chinese herbal medicine
Braised chicken with the Chinese herbal medication has several hundred years of history. It used to be cooked for women who just delivered a baby. The delicious braised chicken with the special herbal medicine is believed to be able to give people energy and strength. Today Miao people usually cook this dish to feast their important guests. They give the chicken’s head and chicken giblets to the old people to show their respect. Chicken’s wings and legs are kept for children to wish them an ambitious future.
Popular sour soup with vegetables
The Miao like sour food, and almost every family has a special jar to contain their famous sour soup with vegetables. To make this sour food, first mince vegetables like cabbage, leeks, carrots, and radishes, and then mix them together with glutinous rice flour, pepper, and salty water. Put them into a jar, and it will be ready in just a few days. Sour food can be served alone, or cooked together with other fresh vegetables, meat, or fish.
The ethnic Miao food reflects their interesting and colorful culture. If you study carefully, you will find the design of some Miao silver earrings is closely related with their food. Learn more about handmade silver earrings below.
Some say silver earrings crafted by Miao people are the finest in the world. Author C. Liu absoultely loves their silver earrings and jewels. They make better intricate silver earrings than people give credit for.
