冬日广东台山厨师“各显神通” “臭肚鱼”出品“香喷喷”******
中新网江门12月21日电 题：冬日广东台山厨师“各显神通” “臭肚鱼”出品“香喷喷”
作者 李晓春 郭军
近日，广东天气进入“急冻”模式，沿海地区海鲜市场多数是冰鲜海产品，而鲜活的“臭肚鱼”虽个头细小，但台山市茶楼饭馆的厨师却能“八仙过海，各显神通”，将其烹出系列“香喷喷”菜式，满足追求“鲜度”的食客的需求。
姜片蒸“泥猛”干 李晓春 摄“臭肚鱼”，在广东常被称为“泥猛”，喜欢以海藻、海中浮游生物和附着物为食，体表呈黄绿或黄褐色，且密布白色及小黑斑，其无鳞肉厚、鲜嫩味美，脂肪含量低，蛋白质丰富，营养价值高，经常食用可增强免疫力，是一种老少皆宜的小海鱼。
近日，广东台山最低温度低至5摄氏度，却不妨碍当地人一早到市场寻鲜。 李晓春 摄从寻鲜到食鲜，广东沿海居民不仅以海为生，更与海共生。近年来，台山市沿海几个镇在发展远洋捕捞的同时积极发展海上养殖业，其中川岛镇的网箱养殖业已形成一定的规模。
椒盐“泥猛”，酥香可口的一道下酒菜 李晓春 摄“我这边网箱养的虽以石斑鱼为主，但附近海域的‘泥猛’轻松穿过网眼，经常到网箱内外觅食。”台山上川岛沙堤渔港一养殖户说，坐在网箱边上垂钓，很容易钓到泥猛、金鼓、黄脚立等小海鱼。
用泥猛煮生滚汤，是台山乃至整个广东食肆中最常见的烹饪方法，煮出来的汤汁清澈偏白，且散发出鱼肉淡淡的鲜香。
用“泥猛”搭配其他小海鱼烹出的生焗杂鱼煲，上桌时香气扑鼻 李晓春 摄“别看鱼池里那些泥猛个头细小，但做出的生滚汤却非常鲜甜。”台山赤溪镇铁船餐厅的负责人林伟杰介绍，该餐厅旺季每天超10公斤的泥猛基本沽清，他们为客人点菜时，多数会推荐选择泥猛冬瓜汤、泥猛豆腐汤等，还建议加点芫荽调味增香。
平日喜欢喝点小酒的食客，对椒盐小海鱼情有独钟。在台山工作的河南人胡先生表示，台山沿海“椒盐泥猛”的做法地道，尤其是微辣、咸香、酥脆的口感，比较符合他的口味，是他特喜欢的一道海鲜下酒菜。
用“泥猛”搭配豆腐烹出的生滚汤，是广东食肆中常见的速成海鲜汤 李晓春 摄新鲜的食材容易激发厨师的烹饪潜能。“很多食客喜欢吃我们的生焗杂鱼煲，有喜欢选择黄脚立、黄花鱼、鲳鱼仔、火点等肉多刺少的小海鱼，也有喜欢捞些猪公鳄、泥猛、金鼓混在一起。”台山赤溪镇白宵围钓鱼农庄的厨师透露，他烹制的生焗杂鱼煲，多种小海鱼任意拼配，食客食过“舔舔脷”(粤语方言，很好吃之意)。
个头肥美的“泥猛” 李晓春 摄泥猛在广东茶楼饭馆中，应属难登大雅之堂的小众海鲜食材，常见于大排档、海鲜餐厅等，或烹汤，或煮粥，但在台山的星级酒楼也能找到它的身影。
“我们只选用本地鲜活泥猛，放在鱼池里养着，客人可以直观看得到，鱼池旁的伙计会根据客人下单的情况，捞出称重后，直接送入厨房加工烹饪。”台山台城街道一家四星级酒楼的经理介绍，该酒楼大厅堂食近期主推盐水浸泥猛、豉汁蒸泥猛、陈皮蒸泥猛等菜式。
开边晒制的“泥猛”干 李晓春 摄泥猛在台山还有另一种吃法，那就是姜片蒸泥猛干。在台山的海味市场，不时有去头或开边晒制的泥猛干销售，因鱼肉紧实、体无小刺、味道甘香而广受当地人青睐。
“这批泥猛干每公斤100元(人民币)。买回去千万不要砍成小块，直接整条冲洗一下，放入盘中，切点薄姜片或姜丝放在鱼干上，淋上花生油(可加点生抽)，即可上锅蒸。”近日，台山台城街道富城市场一海味店的老板娘招揽客人时叮嘱，蒸熟的泥猛干撕着吃，特别鲜香。
陈皮蒸“泥猛” 李晓春 摄泥猛，很普通且毫不起眼，却早已融入到台山当地人的一日三餐，唇齿间留下的，只有类似家常的味道。食材自身，并无贵贱之分，能将平平无奇的食材“化腐朽为神奇”，方显匠心独具。(完)
中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾****** 中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。  资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。 麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。 一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。 此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。 作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。 美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。 这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。 从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。 两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。  House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy (ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy". The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader. Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party. On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration. On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses. Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees. As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives. But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker. CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful. This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally. Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits. From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public. Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world. The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle. 
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