When Winter Smells Like Sausage

When Winter Smells Like Sausage
Winter in Laohekou comes with a familiar smell —
the rich, smoky aroma of freshly made sausages. 
This is the season when families start preparing their own sausages for the colder months.
Fresh pork — about 30% fat and 70% lean — is mixed with spices, salt, and a splash of rice wine.
Then comes the key step: hanging them to dry in the cold winter air, letting the flavor slowly deepen day by day.
Now the cured-meat shops are at their busiest.
Strings of shiny red sausages fill the storefronts, and that warm, savory fragrance follows you through every street and alley. 
It’s more than food —
it’s the taste of winter. 

Source:  news.hubeidaily.net