Salamanders are reptiles, look like lizards but are bigger and longer. Salamanders often live in hot deserts and sandy coastal soils, so they appear a lot in Binh Thuan, Quang Nam…
With the characteristics of good thirst tolerance, growing well in harsh environments and arid nature, so the salamander has long been known as the “king of the desert”. Whenever it is in danger, it often runs very fast, hides deep and disappears among the vast sea of sand.
The salamander is considered the “king of the desert”. (Photo: Dan Viet)
To arouse the curiosity of diners Restaurant customers have given many different names to the iguana dish. Some places call it “earth dragon” and other places call it “modern dinosaur”. People in the Central region still call salamanders by a simple name: salamanders or sandstorms.
Salamanders appear all year round but reproduce and grow most strongly in the rainy season (from March to May). 5 lunar calendar). About 10 years ago, salamanders were mainly exploited from the wild. But now, when consumer demand increases, this reptile has been raised on farms to supply the market.
An adult iguana can be 20-30cm long and heavy. 4-5 kg. People can catch salamanders in many ways, such as spreading nets and blowing traps to block corners… The tools of iguana hunters are very simple, requiring only a hoe carried on the shoulder and a few willow branches to hunt the iguana’s path.< /p> Iguanas often dig burrows deep in the sand . (Photo: Dan Viet)
Do not usually go out in the morning to look for food, return to the cave in the afternoon and hide until early the next morning. Understanding this cycle, the hunter only hunts from afternoon until evening.
When the hunter discovers a cave, the hunter begins to make the first cuts to find a niche. After finding the corner, they will drag a willow branch along to avoid losing their trail. Wherever you dig, slide the tree until it reaches the lizard’s hiding place and then reach into the cave to catch it.
Along with digging, many hunters also choose to make traps to hunt the lizard. The simple trap is a short round plastic tube that fits the iguana and is firmly planted in the iguana’s burrow. The bamboo peg is attached to the plastic pipe by a thin wire. When you discover a salamander cave, just set the trap right at the mouth of the cave and you’re done. When a lizard returns to its cave full of prey, it will easily catch the bow bolt and immediately tighten the rope to tie the lizard’s body. The catcher just needs to wait until morning or near noon the next day to go get the trap.
Thanks to its special delicious taste, salamanders have long been a famous specialty of the Central region. The meat is as white as chicken, but the meat is firmer and more fragrant and sweeter than the soft, chewy cartilage-like bones. Salamanders can be made into many delicious dishes such as grilled and stir-fried with lemongrass and chili, salamander porridge salad, salamander patties… Each dish has its own unique flavor and appeal, but the most popular dish is still grilled iguana.
All those who have ever enjoyed salamander meat commented that it was “worth the money” . (Photo: Internet)
Grilled sausage is a dish that is easy to prepare and has a flavor that is easier to enjoy. The processor must choose plump, meaty lizards weighing 300g or more, with meat that is medium tough and sweet. Which animal is chosen, the worker will quickly break the back bone so that the lizard can no longer run or struggle.
After a few preliminary steps, the lizard will be marinated with spices: salt, pepper, minced lemongrass and onion. Delicious local fish sauce. Depending on the size of the lizard, people will marinate the meat to absorb the spices and then grill it.
The most delicious and attractive sausage is when grilled on a charcoal stove. As the meat gradually cooks, the increasingly rich aroma spreads in the space, awakening each person’s taste buds and appetite.
Bite into a fragrant piece of meat, diners will feel the deliciousness of the meat. The soft yet firm texture of the meat has a sweet taste that gradually spreads in the mouth. This is also a favorite dish of drinkers when hanging out with friends over a cup of strong wine.
Giong salad is also a dish that is equally popular with tourists as grilled lizards. To make eel salad, it is minced, stir-fried and mixed with toadstool or chopped mango, mixed with herbs, fish sauce and especially stir-fried iguana leaves – a leaf that looks like a small gooseberry leaf with a fragrant and slightly acrid taste. Rice spring salad served with golden grilled rice paper will never get boring.
The dishes from Dong are very attractive. (Photo: Internet)
Grilled spring rolls also use minced and pounded spring rolls with many spices such as: chili, onion, pepper, garlic, oil and grease. eat. Then people also mix in some chopped mushrooms and herbs, use thin rice paper to roll this mixture into finger-sized rolls and then put them in a pan of oil to fry. Spring rolls are used as delicious drinking snacks and also very reasonable as a dish for rice.
After drinking, gourmets still want to sip a hot bowl of spring porridge. Before cooking the porridge, the pork is also stir-fried with cooking oil and then boiled. For rice to cook porridge, you must also choose fragrant rice, soak it briefly in plain water, then pour it into the pot of boiling meat, season with salt, seasoning, seasoning, onion, and pepper to taste and you will have a delicious pot of porridge.
The pork is fine. loved not only for its special deliciousness but also for its medicinal effects. In Oriental medicine, salamander meat is used to relieve pain, stimulate digestion, detoxify, dry wounds, treat rheumatism, malnutrition, and poor appetite in children.
According to medicinal people, salamander meat can cure many diseases because it lives in the wild and often eats the young shoots of many medicinal plants.
Hoang Ngoc
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