- March 10,2023
One of top ten classic Szechuan dishes, Husband and Wife Light Slices, made with beef head, beef tongue, beef heart, tripe and beef. Appetizing, very tender in mouth, spicy and fragrant, very tasty and delicious, after husband and wife have been eating lung slices for so many years, do you know why it is called that? When I heard this for first time, I thought that these were light couples. This cold dish has almost a century of history, and there is a little history with name of dish.
Slicing lungs of a husband and wife can be traced back to end of Qing Dynasty. On streets of Chengdu, small traders have already begun to sell offal. Most of them carry bamboo baskets and poles that contain cold salad preparations. The technique for preparing lung slices is similar, that is, they are marinated and cooked, and raw materials are beef offal, beef heart, beef lung, beef blinds, etc. People also eat this slice, and business is still good.
In 1930s, among many small traders on street, Guo Chaohua, a native of Chengdu, stood out. Because of good taste and texture, people gradually recognized only its lung slices. He and his wife Zhang Tianzheng cooked together. , seller, business is getting better and better, and has gradually become famous because it is made from beef offal, including hearts, lungs, blinds, etc., all of which are discarded leftovers that are not wanted by others. expansion of business, they both felt "waste" was no good and later changed it to "slices of easy husband and wife".
Following feedback from visitors, pair continued to improve and taste was even better. Later they also used haggis. Firstly, it is relatively cheap, and secondly, taste is average, and appearance is not good. Later, only five parts of beef heart, beef scalp, beef tongue, beef and tripe were used, and lungs were cancelled. Although there are lungs in name, But after eating there is no shadow of lungs.
Guo Chaohua is an ordinary citizen who works in a butcher's shop. Most of locals are of Hui people. They mainly eat beef and lamb but do not eat offal. Usually they are thrown away. pair. They took it, cleaned it, and sold it after pickling to subsidize family. Unexpectedly, this created a good story.
The current "Easy Pian for a Couple" is considered a classic Sichuan dish and one of representatives of "Chinese cuisine". It used to cost 10 yuan, but now it has risen in price to 20 yuan apiece. In streets and alleys of Chengdu, flow of people has not diminished. It is delicious, spicy and soft, making you want to eat it.
The original "Couple's Lung Piece" was loved by rickshaws and poor students because of its low price. Now, with improvement in quality of life, "Couple's Lung Piece" is listed in elegant halls. Specialty shop has been formed, in addition to the early followers, there are also pasta to satisfy hunger.
When you arrive in Chengdu, be sure to try this famous "slice of easy husband and wife". You like?
