
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Taiwan's national dish — a rich, spiced beef broth with tender braised beef shank and springy wheat noodles, perfumed with doubanjiang, star anise and soy.
Zuppa di noodle al manzo, pancake allo scalogno, tofu puzzolente: street food audace e cucina confortevole.
La cucina taiwanese riversa ondate di immigrazione nella dispensa di un'isola. I coloni Hokkien del Fujian portarono omelette di ostriche e maiale brasato su riso (lu rou fan); Le comunità Hakka contribuirono con parsimoniose fritture e conservarono la senape; cinquant'anni di dominio giapponese hanno lasciato il tianbula in stile tempura, la cultura del bento e il gusto per i frutti di mare di qualità sashimi. Dopo il 1949, gli arrivi dalla terraferma aggiunsero le tradizioni del grano del Sichuan, di Shanghai e del nord: è così che la zuppa di noodle di manzo, probabilmente il piatto nazionale, fondeva la pasta di fagioli di peperoncino del Sichuan con le abitudini locali di brasatura.
Il centro di gravità della cucina è il mercato notturno. Le bancarelle del mercato Shilin di Taipei o del mercato Tainan's Garden producono tofu puzzolente, gua bao (pancetta di maiale brasata in panini al vapore), vermicelli di ostriche e panini al pepe cotti contro le pareti di un forno simile a un tandoor. I sapori sono dolcemente dolci e aromatici piuttosto che focosi: salsa di soia, vino di riso, zucchero di canna, scalogno fritto e pepe bianco fanno la maggior parte del lavoro, con basilico e aglio che rifiniscono piatti come il pollo in tre tazze (san bei ji).
I cuochi casalinghi preparano i pasti attorno a un cuociriso – spesso l'iconico marchio Tatung – cuocendo il riso al vapore mentre i brasati cuociono a fuoco lento. Una cena tipica è composta da riso più tre o quattro piccoli piatti: carne brasata alla soia, spinaci saltati in padella con aglio, una zuppa semplice, magari un sottaceto freddo. Lu wei, il brasato di uova, tofu e alghe, consente a una singola pentola di liquido condito di condire una settimana di contorni.
Lu Rou Fan
Pancetta di maiale tritata brasata con soia, vino di riso, scalogno fritto e cinque spezie, condita con riso: il piatto tipico di Taiwan.
Zuppa di spaghetti di manzo
Tagliatelle di grano in un brodo profondo di stinco di manzo brasato, pasta di fagioli di peperoncino doubanjiang e senape sottaceto, perfezionati nella Taipei del dopoguerra.
Spuntini del mercato notturno
Xiao chi (piccoli pasti) come omelette di ostriche, panini al pepe, tofu puzzolente e gua bao definiscono il modo in cui i taiwanesi mangiano effettivamente fuori.
Cottura a tre tazze
I piatti San bei brasano pollo o calamari in parti uguali salsa di soia, vino di riso e olio di sesamo, rifiniti con foglie intere di basilico.
Scalogno Fritto E Pepe Bianco
Scalogno fritto e pepe bianco macinato sono il condimento di fondo di quasi ogni piatto di brasato, zuppa e riso.
Brasatura magistrale (Lu Wei)
Un liquido riutilizzabile per brasare le spezie di soia che aromatizza uova, tofu, alghe e frattaglie, diventando sempre più complesso ogni volta che viene utilizzato.
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Taiwan è conosciuta soprattutto per il suo cibo di strada al mercato notturno - tofu puzzolente, gua bao, omelette di ostriche, panini al pepe - oltre a zuppa di noodle di manzo, lu rou fan (riso di maiale brasato) e tè con le bolle, inventato a Taiwan negli anni '80 (lo affermano entrambe le case da tè di Taichung e Tainan). Il profilo generale è dolce-salato, costruito su salsa di soia, vino di riso, scalogno fritto, aglio e basilico piuttosto che sul forte calore del peperoncino.
La cucina taiwanese si è sviluppata dalle radici Fujianesi (Hokkien), ma ha assorbito influenze Hakka, giapponesi e regionali della terraferma successive al 1949, producendo uno stile più leggero, più dolce e più a base di pesce. Tocchi giapponesi si manifestano nella cultura del bento e nella tianbula derivata dalla tempura; piatti come la zuppa di noodle di manzo e il gua bao esistono nelle loro forme iconiche solo a Taiwan. Il pepe bianco e lo scalogno fritto sostituiscono il peperoncino più pesante e il pepe di Sichuan della Cina occidentale.
Per lo più no. Il palato di base è delicato, sapido e leggermente dolce, condito con soia, aglio, basilico e pepe bianco. Il peperoncino appare principalmente nella zuppa di noodle di manzo (via doubanjiang) e nei condimenti da tavola opzionali, quindi il calore è solitamente qualcosa che si aggiunge piuttosto che qualcosa di integrato. Le persone sensibili alle spezie gestiscono facilmente i menu taiwanesi.
Inizia con lu rou fan. Ha bisogno solo di pancetta di maiale macinata o tagliata a dadini, salsa di soia, vino di riso, zucchero, cinque spezie e scalogno fritto, cotto a fuoco lento per 45 minuti e versato sul riso. Il pollo in tre tazze è un buon secondo progetto: una padella, salsa di soia in parti uguali, vino di riso e olio di sesamo, oltre a aglio, zenzero e basilico.
Elementi base: salsa di soia chiara e scura, vino di riso taiwanese (michiu), olio di sesamo, zucchero di canna, polvere di cinque spezie, pepe bianco, scalogno fritto e doubanjiang per la zuppa di noodle di manzo. Gli aromi freschi - aglio, zenzero, scalogno e basilico tailandese - completano la maggior parte dei piatti. Riso a grani corti e vermicelli di riso essiccato coprono il lato amidaceo della dispensa.