Pear balls are a traditional snack in Pingyin County, Jinan City, which originated in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years. Originally from Pingyin County, the resourceful soldier lang Sun Guangqi is not only able to write and martial arts, but also good at developing special foods, he and the chef developed rose pear balls with roses and large green pears in his hometown as the basic raw materials, which were highly praised by dignitaries and friends, and became an indispensable dish at the banquet.
Clear springs, pavilions, bamboo forests, rafting, in Pingyin County Hongfanchi Town Quanfu Farm, before it is time to indulge in the picturesque scenery, they are attracted by the aroma of this and that. On February 5, the New Times reporter was in Quanfu Farm, smelling the incense, passing by the kitchen, and saw the head chef Wang Xinghua preparing a special dish for the guests - pear balls. The raw materials for the production of this pear ball are quite exquisite, first peel the big green pear and mix the flour, wrap the sugar filling in advance, form a ball, roll the outer skin with several layers of granular starch to set, and fry it until golden brown.
"The biggest feature of this pear ball is that it is made of sugar filling made of rose flowers specially produced in Pingyin as an accessory, plus green and red silk, walnut kernels, sesame seeds, cashew nuts, and brown sugar, which has a strong rose aroma when eaten." Wang Xinghua carefully laid out the "pear balls" and instantly turned into a work of art with good color and taste. It is reported that "pear balls" once won the best award in the Jinan Lucai Innovation Grand Prix, and when Qian Weichang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, went to Pingyin to inspect the work, after tasting the pear balls, he wrote the praise of "rose pear balls, the first in the world" with a pen.
The round pear balls are not only cute in appearance, but also have the beautiful meaning of "reunion and roundness". At Quanfu Farm, "pear balls" can always become "seaters" at the table during the Spring Festival. "You can make about fifty or sixty tables a day, and there are more family members who come to picture a reunion and celebrate." Wang Xinghua said that not only that, pear balls are rich in nutrition, containing a variety of amino acids and vitamins needed by the human body, etc., often eating has the effect of lifting the qi and benefiting the spirit, broadening the stomach and eating, plus the pear as an ingredient, but also has the effect of coughing up phlegm, clearing the lungs and relieving heat.
Source: Ai Jinan
(Editor: Mao Mao)