Fang County in Hubei Province has a long history
What's so special about the New Year's flavor here?
CCTV-2 "Consumer Proposition" column
Broadcast "The New Year's Flavor of Hometown (4): Shiyan, Hubei"
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Xiguan Old Street, Fang County
The Spring Festival is approaching, and on the ancient street of Xiguan Old Street in Fang County, it is crowded with people, and the New Year is full of flavor.
Xiguan Old Street was once a salt road that ran through Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the rich gentry and giants of the ancient commercial port of that year gathered. Every year during the Spring Festival, a New Year's market is held here to display local folk products and local specialties.
Fang County Fire Dragon Dance
There are dragon dance activities in Fang County every year for the New Year, as well as the matching dry boat river mussel Yangge, etc., which has the characteristics of combining the north and south winds. The Spring Festival is approaching, and on the ancient street of Xiguan Old Street in Fang County, it is crowded with people and full of New Year's flavor.
Everyone holds fireworks, and after lighting them, they spray on the body of the dragon head and tail dragon, the more they spray, the more blessings they have, and the locals call the fire dragon flying to pray for a good year.
Fangxian rice wine
Fangxian rice wine, the wine is mild, the wine is sweet and mellow, long, there is a special fragrant fragrance when smelling, and it will feel sweet and delicious when tasting.
Fangxian small flower mushroom
Fangxian small flower mushroom is smaller than shiitake mushroom, but the aroma is stronger and the taste is better. It is used to stew chicken soup and make stir-fried small flower mushrooms, which are all famous dishes in Fang County. Small mushrooms are also a must-have food for Fang County people on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Shennong rabbit
The Shennong rabbit on the stall is also a delicacy that has been handed down for hundreds of years, and during the New Year, the family watched TV, chatted, and ate a small food Shennong rabbit, which is the "taste" of the New Year.
Fang County rolls
In Fang County for the New Year, you must have this Fang County roll. Chop the pork belly into a meat filling, season with shallots, tender ginger and salt, beat it vigorously, wrap it in soybean oil and roll it up, then roll the egg starch slurry, and fry it in a pan until golden brown and crispy. During the Chinese New Year, every household will make this special dish as the main dish of the festival feast.
Welcome the spring and send blessings
Welcoming the spring and sending blessings is an indispensable activity for the impression of Xiguan, sending blessings out, and tourists bring auspiciousness home.
Fang County basketed seats
The Fang County cage mat that has been passed down for thousands of years is full of flavor and taste
The basket banquet is a banquet that has been passed down for thousands of years by the people of Fang County, and it is also the most characteristic Chinese New Year's Eve meal in the local area.
Stir-fried meat with honey and local corn flour is sweet and sweet, and is an indispensable dish for the Chinese New Year in Fang County.
Fangxian roll soup is also an indispensable dish for the basket table, put oil in the pot, put in the ginger, green onion segments, add water, salt, white pepper and other seasonings, put in mushrooms, fungus, after the water boils, put in the greens, add the fried Fangxian roll rolls, boil over high heat, add a few slices of tomatoes, this dish is ready.
The basketing table is not only exquisite in the dishes, but also in each large bowl has a beautiful meaning.
On the basket, we are the cage of the steamer, which actually means, the meaning of the dragon. There will be nine fruit plates and snacks first, and they will be removed after they are finished, and then nine cold dishes will be served, and after the cold dishes are served, we will go to the four big and six small with hot four, and there are four big and four large volumes of Fangxian rolls, a ball of harmony, there are balls, reunion, and yam stewed chicken, good luck, and stewed pig's trotters, (meaning) the future is bright. Six small refers to six steamed dishes, including steamed pork belly, steamed strip meat, steamed small flower mushrooms, steamed sweet potato balls, steamed crispy meat, and steamed pumpkin. In the end, we still have four small, that is, our Fangxian Yami fried sugar meat, fried shredded beef, fried lean meat with eggs, and fried a green vegetable. Because of the Chinese New Year, a fish was specially added, and there was more than enough every year.
In the past, there was a special rule that an empty bowl should be removed for each dish served, so that nine dishes were always kept on the table, meaning "long and long".