Chaoshan is a place rich in foodies
This is inseparable from the local time-honored food culture
Whether it's a friend out of town
Or a Chaoshan wanderer in a foreign land
For Chaoshan specialties are irresistible
Chaoshan is a must-eat
However, there are many Chaoshan specialties, today we will talk about a few Chaoshan specialties that we have chased in those years!
Mung bean cake
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Chaoshan mung bean cake is all over the streets, and every street and every village will have one or two cake shops that make mung bean cakes. Mung bean cake has a certain meaning in Chaoshan: when the moon cake has not yet flowed into Chaoshan, in August Mid-Autumn Festival, chaoshan moon appreciation table, you can see two tubes of mung bean cake wrapped in red paper, from the older generation of people know that the green bean cake moon appreciation is not only because of its full filling of the "fast" nature; also because it represents reunion, two reunions of people and the moon.
Curd cake
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Curd cake is one of the famous Traditional Han Cakes in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, and is a kind of cake named after it with a smell of curd milk, which is larger and softer than chicken cake, and the filling is a little more diverse. Curd cake is a good tea, also very resistant to storage, is autumn cake, but sold all year round.
It is soft and delicate, sweet with a special fragrance. Its small shape, unique smell of southern milk, garlic and alcoholic wine, aromatic and delicious, sweet but not greasy, and rich in nutrients, is the best in cake food. It's all handmade and tastes better. The ingredients for curd cake are peculiar and diverse.
Book Cake
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Book cake is also known as cloud cake, stew cake. Mainly with the characteristics of white and sweet and delicate, it is popular with people.
The reason why it is called "book cake" is because this kind of pastry is closely attached to each other, resembling a small book bound into a book. Because the sound of "cake" is the same as "high", it has the meaning of "step by step", and it is an indispensable sacrifice for the Spring Festival.
Puning dried tofu
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Puning dried tofu is a kind of tofu, using soybeans as the main raw material, mixed with potato flour, gypsum, brine made of soy products. The production process is: grinding, slag removal, boiling pulp, with paste, test powder, mixing and setting brine, lumps, briquettes, briquettes, boiling, some of which are also colored with gardenias after cooking. It is characterized by a flexible outer skin and tender inner flesh. Puning people mainly cook dried tofu in three ways: frying, baking, and frying. Fried dried beans are the folk flavor of Puning. Its skin is crispy, the meat is tender and smooth, and it is fragrant in the clear. Dipped in chili vinegar for a more palatable feel.
Pork head dumplings
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Pork head dumplings, also known as shouhua, pork dumplings, is a famous local snack in Chenghai, the taste is a bit similar to the butcher shop, but I have heard that the raw materials and production process are exquisite and exquisite.
It is made with pork scalp and pork leg meat, and then made with fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and various star anise and other marinades. Unlike grilled pork, pork head dumplings are made by pressing and dehydrating the meat ingredients into a mold.
If you want to say how many specialties there are in Chaoshan Province, Xiaoqi can't count ten fingers. But the only thing that can be confirmed is that food is a good medicine to relieve nostalgia, a kind of comfort for feelings. If you are willing to share our food and culture with friends from other places, you also know what other specialties of Chaoshan are welcome to leave a message in the comment area below