山底(di)御杏,和它的名字一(yi)樣,是(shi)生在山底(di),長在山底(di)的。是(shi)山西禮泉(quan)縣的一(yi)大特產。很早之(zhi)前,我就品嘗過這款杏子(zi),汁(zhi)水十足,酸酸甜(tian)甜(tian)的特別(bie)好吃。
山底御杏是(shi)(shi)(shi)種(zhong)植在禮泉九嵕山下(xia)的。這(zhe)里的土(tu)地肥(fei)沃,并且長期受到山上(shang)的泉水(shui)澆灌,生長得十分好。等到這(zhe)山底御杏成熟了,更是(shi)(shi)(shi)個大味香,吃上(shang)一口,滿(man)滿(man)都是(shi)(shi)(shi)甜味!
這款杏子從頭到尾都(dou)(dou)是寶,都(dou)(dou)可以食(shi)用(yong)。吃不完的(de)果肉通(tong)常都(dou)(dou)會用(yong)來做(zuo)成(cheng)杏脯、杏醬(jiang)等,果核也被做(zuo)成(cheng)杏仁(ren)(ren)。做(zuo)好后的(de)果脯和杏仁(ren)(ren)保質時間(jian)長,在全國都(dou)(dou)有(you)銷售,深(shen)受全國各地(di)的(de)喜愛(ai)。
山(shan)(shan)底(di)(di)村因位于(yu)唐(tang)昭(zhao)陵懷抱,九(jiu)宗山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)腳底(di)(di)下,故得名“山(shan)(shan)底(di)(di)村”。這里(li),土地(di)(di)肥沃、人杰地(di)(di)靈,自然條件優(you)越。從九(jiu)宗山(shan)(shan)的(de)山(shan)(shan)溝里(li)流淌出的(de)一股清(qing)澈甘甜(tian)的(de)泉水,幾千年(nian)來(lai),滋潤(run)著這片古老的(de)土地(di)(di),養育著山(shan)(shan)底(di)(di)村的(de)世世代代、祖祖輩輩。每到春暖花開的(de)季節,站(zhan)在(zai)九(jiu)宗山(shan)(shan)的(de)半(ban)山(shan)(shan)腰遙(yao)望山(shan)(shan)底(di)(di)村,千樹萬樹杏花開,一洼泉水滾(gun)滾(gun)來(lai)。山(shan)(shan)水相(xiang)映、杏花飄香,一派大自然的(de)田園(yuan)風光。到了(le)盛(sheng)夏6月,陽光燦爛、金果(guo)燦燦、黃(huang)澄澄、甜(tian)流流、掛滿枝頭,一望無邊(bian),令人心(xin)曠神怡(yi)、如(ru)(ru)醉如(ru)(ru)迷。
山底御杏的花(hua)(hua)期4月(yue)上旬,花(hua)(hua)呈(cheng)粉色,極具觀(guan)賞性,6月(yue)份成(cheng)熟。
提起(qi)山(shan)(shan)底(di)御杏(xing)(xing),流傳(chuan)著一個(ge)古(gu)老(lao)而(er)鮮為人知的民(min)(min)間傳(chuan)說。山(shan)(shan)底(di)御杏(xing)(xing)距(ju)今(jin)約有一千三百(bai)多(duo)年(nian)的歷史,相傳(chuan)唐(tang)(tang)貞觀(guan)年(nian)間,唐(tang)(tang)太宗(zong)李世(shi)民(min)(min)在九(jiu)宗(zong)山(shan)(shan)陵區打(da)獵(lie),途徑(jing)離陵山(shan)(shan)不(bu)遠的山(shan)(shan)底(di)村時,那滿枝頭金燦燦、水(shui)靈靈的大(da)黃杏(xing)(xing)吸引了他,于是當地老(lao)百(bai)姓(xing)就(jiu)把這里的特產梅杏(xing)(xing),貢獻給李世(shi)民(min)(min)品嘗,李世(shi)民(min)(min)食后贊(zan)不(bu)絕(jue)口。當得知這兒(er)有從陵山(shan)(shan)流出(chu)的泉水(shui)灌(guan)溉、滋(zi)潤杏(xing)(xing)林,梅杏(xing)(xing)才獨(du)具美味(wei)。李世(shi)民(min)(min)隨(sui)即稱(cheng)贊(zan):“四時陵園山(shan)(shan)自潤、千果梅杏(xing)(xing)水(shui)長流”。從此(ci),山(shan)(shan)底(di)梅杏(xing)(xing)就(jiu)成(cheng)為貢奉皇宮的貢品。后來老(lao)百(bai)姓(xing)就(jiu)將山(shan)(shan)底(di)梅杏(xing)(xing)稱(cheng)為唐(tang)(tang)王御杏(xing)(xing)。