Jellyfish Network, January 2 (YMG reporter Liu Jin photo report) This is a folk snack that has been passed down for 400 to 500 years. She has wandered along the river of time, wandering in street food stalls, reminiscing in the mouths of villagers; she has also been on the table of a high-end hotel and has been evaluated by more people.
Yantai municipal intangible cultural heritage project Huangxian meat box, in the seemingly ordinary inheritance, revealed a strong historical fragrance. It is said that "the aroma of wine is not afraid of the deep alley", and like delicious food, the real masters of making food are also hidden in the world. Under the leadership of the staff of the Longkou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, he walked out of the urban area, turned into a country road, and walked a few miles before finding the inheritor of the meat box in Huangxian County——— Wang Zunhua, who lived in Xugezhuang Village in Zhuyuguan Town. Under her introduction, this meat box that originated in the Ming Dynasty seems to float out of the refreshing fragrance.
Meat box with three kinds of noodles mixed
Reporter: What is the origin of the Huangxian meat box?
Wang Zunhua: It should have started in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of 400 to 500 years. At that time, some well-off families, in important ceremonies such as New Year's Festivals, weddings and funerals, birthday celebrations, etc., entertained guests by making this meat box, because it originated in Huang County, so later called him Huang County Meat Box.
Later, with the Qing Dynasty Jiaodong richest man "Ding Million" successively opened "pawn shops" throughout the country, gradually spreading this craft to all parts of the country, Huangxian meat boxes also changed from well-known local snacks to home-cooked meals loved by the people of the whole country.
Reporter: What are the characteristics of The Huangxian Meat Box?
Wang Zunhua: Meat boxes, like buns and dumplings, need noodles and fillings. First of all, the meat box needs to be mixed with cold, hot water and oil, and then the three noodles are mixed together. This makes the skin of the meat box crispy and fragrant. There are many kinds of fillings, which are generally vegetarian fillings and meat fillings.
Like bun buns, the noodles are first pinched into a dough blank, rolled into a thick edge thin crust in the middle, added to the filling, kneaded into a chrysanthemum top, and fried repeatedly in the pan to make a six-sided pastry product.
Fry the braised meat box
Reporter: There is a meat fire in Weifang, what is the difference between our meat box and the meat fire?
Wang Zunhua: Our meat box is mainly made with fine production, pay attention to shape, and taste pure. The prepared meat box is golden in color, the filling is juicy, and the skin is crispy and fragrant. Most importantly, the meat box is not fried, but fried. The resulting meat box is non-greasy and has a high nutritional value. In addition, the meat stuffed in the meat box should be fat and lean, in order to maximize the taste, but also cut more and chop less, in order to ensure that the juice does not lose. The ratio of oil and salt is also important. Reporter: What is the biggest difficulty in making meat boxes?
Wang Zunhua: The main thing is not afraid of hot. Because to make a meat box, you need to burn the large pot to seven or eight points hot, and then put in a small amount of oil, when the oil becomes hot, use slow heating, put the meat boxes into the pot one by one, first fry the pleated side, and then fry the other side, wait until anyway both sides are burned to a golden brown, and then put the meat box up, while turning and burning, until the meat box becomes a color, into a six-sided shape, basically eight mature, and then take all the meat boxes out of the pot, and then put some oil, push the meat boxes all over and over again to fry until fully cooked. Especially in the process of turning and branding, it is not a brand, but a row of more than a dozen, which depends on the artist's technique and experience. Reporter: When was the most prosperous period for the development of meat boxes in Huangxian County?
Wang Zunhua: At the beginning of the last century, the meat boxes made by the "Fengjuyuan" meat box shop opened in the east of Huangcheng South Street Road were the most authentic and prestigious. After liberation, the Huangxian West Street Hotel once set up a special meat box store department for processing and sales. In the later stage, due to the high cost of production, complicated production procedures, and small profits, the production was gradually stopped due to the relocation and closure of the urban transformation hotel.
The meat box inside the biography of the woman
Reporter: When did you start learning to make meat boxes?
Wang Zunhua: I learned from my mother, and my mother learned from my grandmother. In this way, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is said that we are "passed on to the daughter". Now my two younger sisters, as well as my daughter and daughter-in-law, are my successors. In fact, I think it is not difficult to learn to make meat boxes, the first thing is patience and persistence. After all, the production process is relatively trivial, and the time is also very long, such as branding, which needs to be repeated in the kitchen, and it can endure these in order to be qualified to learn to make meat boxes. After all, the recipes for minced meat can be learned quickly, but the techniques must be honed year after year. Reporter: Let's introduce the advantages of Huangxian meat boxes.
Wang Zunhua: I think the meat box not only tastes good but also has high nutritional value. We all know that meat is an acidic food, vegetables are alkaline foods, and meat and vegetable combinations are more conducive to acid-base balance. Then there is the cooking method of the meat box, which has the advantage of putting much less oil than frying. The meat box produced in this way is not too greasy, and the upper and lower parts are more heated, which is crispy to eat and has very little nutrient loss.
Prepare a patented meat box
Reporter: What is the inheritance of meat boxes in Huangxian County?
Wang Zunhua: Actually, there are almost no real Huangxian meat boxes anymore. There was also a meat box shop in Longkou City, but I looked at it and it was fried in oil, and it wasn't an authentic meat box at all. Now a lot of bread, cakes and other Western-style pastry poured into Our country, the shelf life is long, and the Huangxian meat box does not add any preservatives, the preservation time is short, and it is best to eat while hot, so it is very difficult to sell.
Authentic Huangxian meat box production procedures are complicated, the profit is meager, under the same conditions, many restaurants prefer to choose the relatively easy to process buns and dumplings for sale.
Reporter: What are your plans for the inheritance of meat boxes?
Wang Zunhua: Actually, my wife and I had the idea of opening a shop very early, and we also wanted to declare a patent and trademark for the Huangxian meat box, but because my health has not been very good, this matter has been delayed. I think that to promote and inherit the Huangxian meat box, more people need to participate. Now, some of my fans and friends have come to my house to learn to make meat boxes, but they are very old, and the meat boxes want to be passed on for a longer time, and they need young people to join. But this is difficult to do, after all, young people have their own jobs, who is still willing to run a meager Huangxian meat box?
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