The old streets are wide and full of ports during festive seasons.
Carrying a basket shoulder to pick up the road obstruction, the bridge stone through the concave ask fish balls.
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Dahao has a history of human development for more than a thousand years. According to research, people began to live in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the large-scale entry of immigrants probably during the Northern Song Dynasty, most of them were Central Plains residents who escaped war and famine. They entered Dahao and their main survival methods were fishing and salt.
And when it comes to Dahao, everyone will always talk about Dahao fish balls for the first time, which is the local food business card of Dahao, which is not only loved by locals, but also attracts tourists from all over the world to taste. Because of its crispy elastic teeth, exquisite production, and famous for its elasticity, crispness, crispness and coolness, people often say that Dahao fish balls can be used to play table tennis matches.
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The origin of the way Dahao fish balls are made is now unexamined.
Some people say that as far back as the Warring States period more than 2,000 years ago, the preparation method of fish balls has appeared in the court of the Chu State (which belonged to Chu in ancient times). According to historical records, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a food called "Fish Fish" in the Beijing Imperial Garden, which was made in a way and shape very similar to today's fish balls, and the raw material used was freshwater fish. Ouchi's cooking methods spread to the people and came south with the immigrants, and finally complemented and innovated with Tatsura, who is rich in marine fish.
There are also small stories that have been passed down to this day - during the reign of Qing Shunzhi, Qiu Hui of dahao majiao rebelled against the Qing dynasty, threatening the southeast coast of The rock, and was later recruited by Zheng Chenggong to become an important general of Zheng De, Feng Zhongyongbo, and guarded Dahao for 10 years. His mother was blind in both eyes, inconvenient to eat, and extremely fond of eating fish, so Qiu Hui ordered the cook to scrape the fresh horse glue fish meat, beat it into a sticky shape, make a fish ball, and cook it for his mother to eat. Because the fish balls made are delicious and crispy, Qiu Hui is also often used to entertain guests. When Zheng Jing inspected Dahao, after tasting it, he was full of appreciation and praised it as "Tiannan Treasure". Later, Qiu Huibu was defeated in Taiwan, and its production method was also brought to Baodao, and today's "Taiwan Fish Ball" was passed down.
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Grandeur of Dahao Fishing Port was unprecedented, and the "Middle Saddle Head" often held the folk activity of "Greeting the Gods", and fish balls were listed as essential sacrifices, and fish ball shops came into being.
During the Qing Dynasty, fisheries, agriculture, and commerce became increasingly prosperous, and the economic network reached as far as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which objectively created conditions for the development and dissemination of food culture.
The production process of Dahao fish balls is complicated and exquisite, the taste is delicious and the gum is crisp and delicious, which retains the original taste of the fish to the greatest extent, gives people unprecedented taste enjoyment, and becomes a bright pearl in the Chao cuisine and even the Chaoshan culture.
Zhang Guodong, a famous Chaoshan scholar from Dahao, once praised: "Taste three claps, smell the incense ten steps and nine turns back." ”
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Quite advantageous Location of Dahao Fishing Port, almost every family will "shoot fish balls", fish ball shops can be seen everywhere, a number of fish ball brand also stand out, the hot situation of the market can be described as "four leading the way, the peak of the crowd" to describe. Such as "Titi Xiang", "Jinghe", "Li Lao'er", etc., on the basis of abiding by the ancient legal system, they use modern technology to improve traditional technology, use mechanical equipment, and develop a series of products, such as "Thousand Fall Shrimp Balls", "Ink Bucket Pills", "Fish Noodles" and so on.
A Q bomb of Dahao fish balls goes through about six processes: fish selection - meat - kneading surimi - beating glue - squeezing fish balls - cooking fish balls. The fish balls made through six processes are snow white and round, elastic, delicious, mellow and not greasy, can be used as a snack ingredient, and can also be used as soup, becoming a delicacy on the table of the Chaoshan people, as well as a good gift for relatives and friends.
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In order to create a unique Business Card of Chaoshan Cuisine of "Dahao Fish Balls", the local government actively contacted domestic news media, networks and radio and television for publicity and promotion, and continuously enhanced the popularity and reputation of "Dahao Fish Balls" cuisine in eastern Guangdong and even in China.
· In October 2009, Shantou Haojiang District Fish Ball Industry Association was approved by the Haojiang District Civil Affairs Bureau, and more than 50 products of more than ten enterprises were rated as Chinese famous snacks, Guangdong famous snacks and Shantou famous snacks.
· Since 2017, the local "Dahao Fish Balls" food festival has been held every New Year's Day. Dahao fish ball enterprises also actively participate in Hong Kong, Singapore and other domestic and foreign food festivals to promote Dahao fish balls.
· In March 2018, "Dahao Fish Ball" was officially approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China to implement the protection of national geographical indication products, becoming the first national geographical indication protection product in Haojiang District, and the only processed food product among the five national geographical indication protection products in Shantou City. In May of the same year, the fish ball making technique was included in the "Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Project List".
When the first rays of dawn shine in the ancient city of Dahao, the rich fragrance emitted by a small Dahao fish ball has been in and out of the ancient city, with its unique cultural memory to outline the regional culture of this ancient and rich Ancient City of Dahao, let us feel the rich Customs of Chaoshan Folklore, glimpse the chaoshan cultural tradition and value core, and convey the warm and classical Chaoshan feelings.
Reference:
* "Traveling in Shantou - A Place with a Story" | Shantou Municipal Tourism Bureau
* "Guangdong Imprint: Dahao Fish Balls!" How does a small pocket town feed a legendary fish ball? 》 | Haojiang river today
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