Therefore, bacon can be preserved longer and tastes better. Winter bacon can't be stored in the refrigerator, but it should be dried in a clean, ventilated and cool place for 5-7 days (the specific drying time depends on the temperature at that time, and it must be below 15 degrees, so that the meat won't go bad).
Every household in Sichuan cooks bacon. Sichuan bacon is delicious, but the practice is actually very rustic. Wax meat and internal organs separately. Only marinate for 5-7 days before waxing and smoke for at least half a month. The longer the meat is smoked, the more delicious it tastes. It is said that good meat needs smoking for more than three years.
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Bacon originated in China and can be traced back to Xia Dynasty.
1. According to legend, in the Xia Dynasty, people sacrificed to the gods in December of the lunar calendar, which was called "twelfth month", so December was also called twelfth month. In rural areas, many people have a brazier in their classrooms, and the smoke from the brazier just smokes the bacon hanging on the beams. It is said that some bacon has been smoked for five or six years, and the more smoked, the more fragrant it is. In principle, all meat can be preserved with wax, which is rich in flavor and salty and sweet. Bacon has become a part of China's food culture.
2. Lianzhou is located in the northwest of Guangdong Province and belongs to the river bed valley. It is windy in autumn and winter, and the dry and cold north wind has formed the unique flavor of bacon precisely because of Lianzhou's unique climate and geographical location.
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