清(qing)·嘉慶的《澄海縣(xian)志》有載:“芥菜(cai),也(ye)名大菜(cai),本縣(xian)秋收后田野種(zhong)植甚多(duo),收獲后用鹽漬(zi)味道甚美。”由此(ci)可見,澄海人腌制(zhi)酸(suan)咸菜(cai)歷(li)史(shi)悠久。
味道酸咸(xian)可口,引人食欲。
潮汕酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)具體腌(a)(a)(a)制(zhi)過程是(shi)選用(yong)(yong)潮汕大芥(jie)菜(cai)(cai)100公斤,粗鹽(yan)7公斤,放(fang)(fang)入(ru)缸(gang)(gang)中,適當加點(dian)水,然后(hou)把缸(gang)(gang)口密(mi)封,再整缸(gang)(gang)放(fang)(fang)在太陽下曬(shai),10天(tian)后(hou)即可食用(yong)(yong)。潮汕酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)腌(a)(a)(a)制(zhi)和潮汕咸菜(cai)(cai)不(bu)(bu)同之(zhi)處,除用(yong)(yong)鹽(yan)量(liang)少之(zhi)外,還有酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)腌(a)(a)(a)制(zhi)前(qian),大芥(jie)菜(cai)(cai)是(shi)不(bu)(bu)用(yong)(yong)先曬(shai)太陽的(de)(de),其(qi)次腌(a)(a)(a)制(zhi)酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)是(shi)連芥(jie)菜(cai)(cai)葉(xie),不(bu)(bu)用(yong)(yong)把葉(xie)去掉。酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)腌(a)(a)(a)制(zhi)后(hou)不(bu)(bu)能放(fang)(fang)久,一般(ban)只(zhi)能放(fang)(fang)4~5天(tian),但如(ru)果酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)浸在鹽(yan)水湯(tang)中,則可存(cun)放(fang)(fang)約(yue)半(ban)個月,酸(suan)咸菜(cai)(cai)存(cun)放(fang)(fang)久了,就會發出臭酶味。
腌制酸咸(xian)菜時,同樣要注意一點,就(jiu)是(shi)裝缸(gang)時,也要用石頭壓住芥菜,使(shi)其浸在鹽水湯(tang)中。