Steamed buns, an indispensable food for the daily life of northerners, but in the hands of The skillful woman Lu Yan, they have been given a different style. Whether it is a cute little animal or a blooming delicate flower, she can make a wonderful appearance with dough, so that many people are very embarrassed after seeing the finished product made by Lu Yan: "How can such a beautiful steamed bun be willing to mouth!" ”
In front of an exquisite workbench in the family home of the Hongqi District Government of our city, Lu Yan is seriously making a "carnation". A dough, kneaded by her, soon became a flower, and this flower not only had a bud, but even the folds on the petals were clearly recognizable. Immediately after, Lu Yan picked up a green dough and began to make flower stems and leaves. Ten minutes later, a beautiful "carnation" was presented in front of the reporter.
Speaking of making fancy steamed buns with hair noodles, 43-year-old Lu Yan seems to be excited. It turned out that the steamed buns made by Lü Yan's mother were fragrant and sweet, and they were always praised by their neighbors, and under the influence of her mother, Lü Yan's steamed steamed "If you make a bun look like Santa Claus, wouldn't it be cute and delicious?" On Christmas Eve 2017, Lu Yan had a whim and began her first attempt.
She found pictures of Santa Claus on the Internet, bought food coloring to color, and then began to make more than gourds. Lu Yan was very impressed, and she made more than 30 "Santa Claus" that day, which took more than 6 hours. To her surprise, when she dried these steamed Santa Claus steamed buns to the WeChat circle of friends, it attracted a lot of likes, and even some friends ordered from her.
The small success inspired Lu Yan's confidence in making fancy steamed buns with hair noodles. She began to experiment more, such as making SpongeBob SquarePants, Jingle Cat, Mickey Mouse and other cartoon buns. To make fancy steamed buns, some tools are needed to assist, and there is no sale on the market, so Lu Yan will find and discover it herself. Draw the lines on the leaves with a toothpick, make fish scales with a disposable spoon, carve the cat's beard with a comb... Lu Yan found that many things in life can be used skillfully.
Although every time she sends a WeChat circle of friends, Lu Yan's works will be liked by netizens, she is not satisfied. "Western cakes can be beautiful, why can't we have Chinese steamed buns?" Lu Yan hopes that her craft of making fancy steamed buns can have a new breakthrough.
Once, while browsing the Internet, Lu Yan saw some beautiful Korean-style framed flower pictures. After finding inspiration from these Korean-style framed flower drawings, Lu Yan began to imitate the production with dough. In order to make the flower details more realistic, Lu Yan bought flowers to carefully observe and study. "Every flower has its own characteristics, and these details must be displayed." Lu Yan said that only by reading more can we keep these details in mind and hand in hand when making mounted steamed buns.
Now, Lu Yan has begun to love Chinese flower and bird paintings again. In her opinion, steamed buns are traditional Chinese snacks, and flower and bird paintings are one of the Chinese paintings, and if the two are combined, they must have another charm. "Steamed buns are delicious and healthy, and I hope that after changing the 'image' of Chinese steamed buns, they can go abroad like Western cakes and become the objects of appreciation, consumption and purchase in the world." Lu Yan said that her continuous exploration is to give the steamed bun a different meaning.
Behind the good wishes, Lu Yan's countless blood and sweat were condensed. It is understood that this year, in order to make the ideal fancy steamed bun in her heart, Lu Yan used up more than 2,000 pounds of flour. (Pingyuan Evening News Wang Lingling)