山(shan)底(di)御(yu)杏,和它的(de)名字一樣(yang),是生在(zai)山(shan)底(di),長在(zai)山(shan)底(di)的(de)。是山(shan)西禮(li)泉縣的(de)一大特產。很早(zao)之(zhi)前,我就品嘗過這款杏子,汁水十足,酸(suan)酸(suan)甜(tian)甜(tian)的(de)特別好吃(chi)。
山(shan)底御(yu)杏是種(zhong)植在禮泉(quan)九嵕山(shan)下(xia)的(de)。這(zhe)里的(de)土(tu)地肥沃,并且長(chang)期受到山(shan)上的(de)泉(quan)水(shui)澆灌,生長(chang)得十(shi)分(fen)好。等到這(zhe)山(shan)底御(yu)杏成熟了,更是個大味香,吃上一口,滿(man)滿(man)都是甜味!
這款杏(xing)(xing)子(zi)從(cong)頭到(dao)尾都(dou)(dou)是(shi)寶,都(dou)(dou)可(ke)以食用(yong)。吃不完的果(guo)肉通(tong)常都(dou)(dou)會用(yong)來做(zuo)成杏(xing)(xing)脯、杏(xing)(xing)醬等,果(guo)核也被做(zuo)成杏(xing)(xing)仁(ren)。做(zuo)好后的果(guo)脯和杏(xing)(xing)仁(ren)保質時(shi)間長,在全國(guo)都(dou)(dou)有銷售,深受全國(guo)各地的喜(xi)愛。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)底村因位于(yu)唐昭陵懷抱(bao),九宗(zong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳底下(xia),故得名“山(shan)(shan)(shan)底村”。這(zhe)里,土地(di)(di)肥沃、人杰(jie)地(di)(di)靈,自然條件優越。從九宗(zong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)溝里流淌出(chu)的(de)(de)一股清澈甘甜(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)泉(quan)水,幾千(qian)年來(lai),滋(zi)潤著這(zhe)片古(gu)老的(de)(de)土地(di)(di),養(yang)育著山(shan)(shan)(shan)底村的(de)(de)世(shi)世(shi)代代、祖祖輩輩。每到(dao)春暖花(hua)開的(de)(de)季節,站在(zai)九宗(zong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)半山(shan)(shan)(shan)腰遙望山(shan)(shan)(shan)底村,千(qian)樹萬樹杏(xing)花(hua)開,一洼泉(quan)水滾滾來(lai)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)水相映、杏(xing)花(hua)飄香,一派大自然的(de)(de)田園風(feng)光。到(dao)了盛夏6月,陽光燦爛、金果燦燦、黃澄澄、甜(tian)(tian)流流、掛滿枝頭,一望無邊(bian),令(ling)人心曠神怡(yi)、如(ru)醉如(ru)迷。
山底御杏的花期4月上(shang)旬,花呈粉色,極(ji)具(ju)觀賞性,6月份成熟。
提起山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)御(yu)杏(xing)(xing),流傳著一個古老(lao)而鮮為人知的(de)(de)民(min)間(jian)傳說。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)御(yu)杏(xing)(xing)距今約有一千(qian)三百(bai)多年(nian)的(de)(de)歷史,相傳唐貞(zhen)觀年(nian)間(jian),唐太(tai)宗(zong)李(li)(li)世(shi)(shi)民(min)在九宗(zong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)陵(ling)(ling)區打獵,途徑(jing)離陵(ling)(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)不遠的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)村時,那(nei)滿枝頭金燦燦、水(shui)(shui)靈(ling)靈(ling)的(de)(de)大黃杏(xing)(xing)吸引了他,于是當地(di)老(lao)百(bai)姓(xing)就把這里的(de)(de)特產梅(mei)(mei)杏(xing)(xing),貢(gong)獻給李(li)(li)世(shi)(shi)民(min)品嘗,李(li)(li)世(shi)(shi)民(min)食后(hou)贊(zan)不絕口。當得知這兒(er)有從陵(ling)(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)流出的(de)(de)泉水(shui)(shui)灌溉、滋潤(run)杏(xing)(xing)林,梅(mei)(mei)杏(xing)(xing)才獨具美味。李(li)(li)世(shi)(shi)民(min)隨即稱贊(zan):“四(si)時陵(ling)(ling)園山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)自潤(run)、千(qian)果(guo)梅(mei)(mei)杏(xing)(xing)水(shui)(shui)長(chang)流”。從此,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)梅(mei)(mei)杏(xing)(xing)就成為貢(gong)奉(feng)皇宮的(de)(de)貢(gong)品。后(hou)來老(lao)百(bai)姓(xing)就將山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)梅(mei)(mei)杏(xing)(xing)稱為唐王御(yu)杏(xing)(xing)。