80s中国重庆家常小菜凉拌折耳根1980s Cold Tossed Fish Mint, a Home-Style Side Dish of Chongqing, China

凉拌折耳根是80、90年代在中国四川、重庆等地十分流行的一道家常菜。折耳根是川、渝、黔地区独有的一种植物，又叫鱼腥草，对人体有清热降火的功效。重庆人喜欢凉拌烹制。把折耳根清洗干净，用重庆油辣子、花椒、酱油、糖、醋、干辣椒等烹炒调制，然后倒入与折耳根拌制。口感清香脆口，麻、酸、辣、鲜嫩，很有地方特色的一道菜。

Cold-Tossed Fish Mint was a highly popular home-style dish in Sichuan, Chongqing, and other regions in China during the 1980s and 1990s. Fish mint is a unique plant found in the Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guizhou regions; it is also known as Houttuynia cordata and has the effect of clearing heat and reducing internal fire for the human body. People in Chongqing enjoy preparing it as a cold-tossed dish. The fish mint is thoroughly cleaned. A dressing is prepared by heating and blending ingredients like Chongqing chili oil, Sichuan peppercorns, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and dried chili peppers, which is then poured over and tossed with the fish mint. The texture is crisp with a fresh aroma, offering a numbing, sour, spicy, fresh, and tender flavor profile. It is a dish with strong local characteristics.