Flatbread, fried dough sticks, soy milk, mixed noodles...... Hangzhou people's favorite fireworks breakfast is always inseparable from these old things.
Ordinary egg cakes are everywhere, but after 20 years of opening, there are not many people who have made fame and reputation, and this "fat cake" at the intersection of Jianguo Middle Road and Jiefang Road is.
What's so special about his egg cakes?
The most obvious is to spread the dough instead of the batter that is common in other egg cakes, so that the crust will not be so soft and collapsed, and the toughness is stronger.
Take a small lump of wet and soft dough out of the bag, knead it slightly, and then put it in the cake press and press it a few times, and a uniform dough is ready. Fried on an iron plate, it is crispy on the surface and chewy on the inside.
Brother Xu, the owner of the shop, said that it was originally rolled by hand, and his arms and shoulders could not bear it for a long time, so he added this machine two years ago.
The addition of leeks is another special feature. Chopped leeks are salted and salted to kill the moisture. It has a different flavor and taste than chopped green onions. Leeks and eggs are good partners, and they are naturally suitable in the combination of omelets.
The homemade sweet noodle sauce at the shop is also a must. They are all freshly boiled every morning, with ingredients such as soy sauce, corn starch, and sugar, which are fragrant and slightly sweet, and the taste is relatively soft, not so salty.
Although the chili sauce is not homemade, it is also a fresh chili bought in the market, "watching him process", and the main dish is refreshing and clean.
The price is not cheap, only 7 yuan for eggs and leeks, other shredded potatoes, lettuce, tenderloin, sausages or something depends on personal preference, add a few things, 10 yuan is a casual thing.
The bulging egg cake is not only for breakfast, but also for any time when you are hungry.
Usually, Brother Xu's wife will also help in the store. I open the door at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning until about 9 o'clock in the evening. Every day, 50 catties of flour are used and two or three hundred cakes are sold.
Breakfast is the peak of business. The store is very close to the Second Zhejiang Hospital, and many of the first group of customers at 5 o'clock in the morning are rushing to work at the hospital, while another group of people has just finished their nightlife from a nearby bar.
Brother Xu said that these young people who came from the bar usually added a lot of ingredients, one point was 17 or 18 yuan.
The small drawer with change faces outward, and customers can make change by themselves
Brother Xu is from Anhui Province, came to Hangzhou in the early 90s, and sold cakes in a cart near the current Huanbei Silk Garment City. In the next 30 years, the location of his hard work has changed several times, but it has always revolved around this area.
At first, it was just a relatively simple dough, a dime a piece, no eggs, and no other ingredients. Later, some people began to bring their own eggs to add to the cake, and later, eggs became the standard, and the various ingredients that can be added became more and more abundant, and gradually formed the current appearance of egg cake.
In the past few years, Brother Xu had his own store for the first time on Shuangling Road, and opened there for more than ten years, slowly accumulating word of mouth and popularity, such as the students of the nearby Nanxiaobu Primary School and Hangjiu Middle School are frequent customers of his family, and many people grow up and chase after the store to eat.
After a brief change of place, in 2016 moved to the current location, a small corner of a few square meters, and it was the 8th year in a flash.
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