During the Qingming holiday, in addition to going out to play, a seasonal food is also indispensable, such as the traditional food youth group, seasonal melons, fruits and melons, bringing happiness to everyone.
Soft glutinous Qingtuan is popular for sweet and salty taste
In the morning, at a pastry shop in the city, various flavors of Qingtuan were placed in a conspicuous position for the public to buy. Ms. Du, a citizen, is choosing pastries for her outing, and the Youth League is one of the must-have products for her trip.
Ms. Du, a citizen, said: "Qingming is the time to eat Qingtuan, and their stuffing is freshly made, and the taste is particularly good." Teach the child some traditional customs of Qingming, and tell him how the Youth League came to be and how it was made. ”
The Youth League, also known as Ai Tuan and Qingming Tuanzi, began in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. In addition to the traditional red bean paste and black sesame filling, the current Qingtuan also has egg yolk meat floss, milky taro paste, lactic acid bacteria, salt and pepper peanuts, strawberry roses and other flavors. According to the pastry chef in the store, they started selling Qingtuan a week before the Qingming Festival, and the egg yolk meat floss and black sesame filling were the best.
Pastry chef Yang Xue said: "We may have more sweets in the local area, combined with the locals, we have our own concept of low sugar, so make some low-sugar series, in line with modern people's health or health." ”
In order to meet the needs of customers, the pastry chefs will make the Qingtuan one day in advance and refrigerate it, and the gram weight of the skin and filling will be strictly controlled during the production process to keep the taste of each Qingtuan the same. Since the handmade youth league is freshly made, most of the shops sell it by order or in limited quantities.
Qiao Mengying, a pastry shop worker, said: "If you calculate it, there are about 20 boxes a day. A box is 4 capsules, and then there are 4 flavors, if you need to change the flavor, you have to book one day in advance, the price is 36 yuan a box. ”
Nowadays, the sales of the Youth League are not only during the Qingming Festival, but have become a trendy pastry, and products related to the Youth League have been launched one after another.
Qiao Mengying, a staff member of the pastry shop, said: "We will make corresponding adjustments according to some needs of customers, such as the taste or the softness and hardness of the Youth League. ”
"Rhubarb rock sugar crisp" melon on the market Take a bite of the sweetness of spring
In addition to the soft and glutinous Qingtuan, nowadays, local melons have begun to be marketed. In Tianwa Smart Agriculture Industrial Park, Caiji Town, Sucheng District, stepping into the melon greenhouse, the melon fragrance is fragrant. Under the emerald green vine leaves, the tender yellow melons are plump and mouth-watering. Workers are busy picking, bagging, boxing, and getting ready for sale.
Grower Wei Changxi said: "There are eight acres of land planted, and the name is rhubarb rock sugar crisp, this kind of melon is very delicious, and its characteristic is that it has the taste of rock sugar." From the beginning of the melon to the time of ripening, the ripening period is 35 days. ”
Rhubarb rock sugar crisp is a new variety of melon introduced by Tianwa Smart Agricultural Industrial Park in recent years, the first feeling of the melon entrance is crisp, full of juice, sweet but not greasy, it tastes very refreshing, and the storage time is long, once it is listed, it has harvested a large number of loyal "melon-eating people".
The tourist lady said: "(The melon) is very crisp in the first bite, and then it is very sweet, that is, the moisture is particularly large, mainly because it is particularly crisp and sweet, and I will come again next time, the first choice for holidays." ”
According to reports, this batch of melons was planted at the end of October last year. After undergoing the management and protection processes such as mulching, fertilization, and branching, its total growth cycle is as long as half a year, and the planting cost is indeed much higher than that of other melon seeds. However, sales are not a cause for concern. At present, these melons have entered the intensive ripening period, which is the best time to taste.
Wei Changxi, a grower, said: "The sales volume is about 200 catties (per day), about 5,000 yuan, and the highest sales volume is a little more than 10,000 yuan." From now until May 20, this is the peak period. ”