Youxi is located in central Fujian, the farming culture is developed, and the people of Youxi have worked hard and multiplied on this land for generations.
They combine grains, livestock fruits and vegetables and other ingredients, in accordance with the mellow taste in winter and light and cool in summer, using cooking techniques such as stewing and simmering, cold mixing and jelly, changing seasons and eating at the right time.
Yu Creek / Delicacies on the tip of the tongue
And those ancient heritage, color and flavor of Youxi flavor snacks, special dishes are like a seed hidden deep in the hearts of Youxi people, year after year, affecting the taste buds of homesick people, with that familiar hometown taste to make the continuous nostalgia take root.
Youxi cuisine, a variety of varieties
There are delicacies in all four seasons
Say winter in You Creek
What kind of food can make people covet the most
That Youxi plate duck must be the top item of the Youxi people
Youxi has mountains and water, which is most suitable for raising ducks, and in Youxi's recipes, there are still many pages about ducks. Smoked with rice and tea is bu duck, this process is somewhat complicated; raw duck is directly grilled on the charcoal fire, flat and dry, that is, plate duck, famous for Wenfeng plate duck and shuidong plate duck; if the duck is roasted properly dry and wet, the meat is tender is the double carp roast duck. A duck, in the hands of the Youxi people, changes into a variety of different tastes, chews in the mouth, but also different tastes on the heart. (via: Fujian Pictorial)
The duck is roasted flat and wet moderately, called roast duck, and there are double carp roast duck
The more distinctive features of Youxi plate duck are farmhouse duck, Wenfeng plate duck and Water East plate duck. Wenfeng Village, bordering Zhenghu Township in Shaxian County, has always been famous for making plate ducks. Wenfeng plate duck is golden in color and rich in flavor, which is a delicious dish to serve wine, and it is also an excellent gift for relatives and friends.
The duck is roasted flat and dry, like a plate, called the plate duck, there are Wenfeng plate duck and water east plate duck
And to make one
Pure flavor, authentic taste of the wax duck, plate duck
There are many complicated steps that need to be followed
and exquisite craftsmanship
01 Prepare before making
The raw materials of the plate duck are generally two or three pounds of half-pan duck, and the duck is first killed and dried when making, and then the duck claws and wing tips are cut off, and the skilled producer can accurately cut it from the belly of the duck.
02 Marinate to taste
The processed duck is marinated in soy sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate, five-spiced chili powder, etc., and then the duck body is stretched out with bamboo pieces to form a flat shape, and then further processed.
03 Processing
Due to the different processing methods, there are wax ducks and plate ducks. The wax duck, the body of the duck that is about to be flattened, hangs above the door of the wood-fired stove stove, allowing the smoke and the residual heat of the stove mouth to smoke and grill, which is characterized by a ruddy flesh and a chewy meat.
Shuidongban duck, on the other hand, is the flattened duck body baked on the charcoal fire, while baking while brushing the sauce on the duck, roasted until the duck body surface is sauce red, cooked thoroughly, its sauce is made of the above-mentioned marinated seasonings mixed with sesame oil. It is characterized by its rich aroma, tender flesh and spicy taste.
Wenfeng plate duck is made by mixing the above spices with tea oil and marinating, and then the flattened duck body is braned with rice bran, tea seed shell and charcoal mixed with burning fire, and after cooking thoroughly, take out the air and dry it. It is characterized by a golden color, an agate color of meat, a strong flavor, and the more you chew, the more flavorful it is.
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The weather is getting colder
Plate duck This Youxi people love to have a good hometown food
Start spreading the table in every household
Plate duck steamed white rice, plate duck with red wine...
The richly smoked plate duck is served with youxi aged wine
Or take another bite of the rice-scented, steaming white rice
The scent of the mouth is endlessly evocative
This is definitely the heart-warming taste of Youxi
Farmhouse kitchen in winter
Women burn fires, steam rice, talk about parents short...
The plate duck in front of the stove is roasted by the smoke of the cooking
Mouth-watering
And this delicious fragrance is also in the polishing of time
Became the heart of the Youxi people
A nostalgic taste that I have been attached to all my life
Source: Fujian Weiyouxi Comprehensive "Youxi Folklore", Fujian Pictorial
Some of the pictures come from: Weiyou Xiuxiu, Fujian Weiyouxi, Fujian Pictorial