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What the! Chinese pasta has actually appeared on the stage of the French bread festival?
In China, it was originally a well-known steamed bun, but it has changed and it has appeared abroad as "Chinese-style sugar-free bread"!
It is worth mentioning that in this romantic land of France, the local people also have a great respect for bread, and there is also a festival dedicated to bread every year, namely the French Bread Festival.
Every year around May, in the square of Notre Dame Cathedral, the bread festival is held as scheduled, and a variety of breads are displayed and made, but unlike previous years, this time, Chinese steamed buns are also in the competition!
On May 9th, a netizen studying in France went to feel the atmosphere of the bread festival, but he didn't expect to see a familiar and unfamiliar Chinese steamed bun!
In a row, all kinds of foreign bread are neatly arranged, and round and bulging white bread buns appear in the middle!
"Hey, steamed buns are not Chinese pasta, how did they become bread?"
Take a closer look at the English introduction below, and instantly understand why it appears on this stage!
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1. Chinese steamed buns are popular abroad, and the English labeling has caused controversy
"I'm going to die laughing in the comment section!" "Today's netizens are getting more and more talented!"
When the news of the "little steamed bun" going abroad caused heated discussions on the Internet, the divine comments of many netizens made people laugh until their stomachs hurt!
Some netizens wrote: "You came here to compete, do you know about Hanamaki and Sugar Triangle?" "Well, we already know who the champion is!"
But in fact, these are not the funniest ones, when netizens express their opinions on staple foods such as flower rolls and fried dough sticks, the picture becomes more vivid!
"Hanamaki: Mantou, why did you sneak abroad behind my back!" "Churros: Am I not worthy? I'm a Chinese baguette! ”
"Hanamaki: Steamed Bun Brothers, Gou Fugui Mo Forget!" "Mantou: Be quiet, I'll call Serena outside!" There are also people who gave their own reply in the tone of steamed buns!
"I don't know, they said I'll come here with food and accommodation!" "I said that I don't call it steamed bread, I want to call me my position outside, call me Chinese-style sugar-free wheat bread!"
And at the French bread booth, Chinese steamed buns do have their own name: MANTAO!
Originally, I thought that this was just a name directly replaced by pinyin, but if you read it in Chinese pinyin, you will find that the steamed bun in Chinese pinyin is spelled like this: "MANTOU".
And looking at the nickname of China in the lower left corner, many netizens are not happy!
"Isn't China's English 'China'? How do they write 'Chine' here? Is this intentional? ”
"Is this deliberately provoking us?" After seeing such comments from netizens, this netizen studying in France also quickly replied, "The spelling of 'China and steamed buns' in French is indeed like this, it's not a wrong name!" ”
At the same time, after watching the video on the Internet, a netizen found that there seems to be naan from Xinjiang, China, on the left side of the steamed bun, but in fact, if you look closely, it doesn't seem to be.
Because there will be the flag of the corresponding country in the lower left corner of each pastry, and the flag of India is displayed on it, sure enough, if you look closely, this is indeed India's flying cake, but I have to say that it is really similar to the naan in Xinjiang!
On the morning of May 11, domestic time, the student in France also posted another video, that is, two foreign brothers tasting Chinese vegetarian buns.
The two of them very elegantly sent the Chinese buns into their mouths, and after a little tasting, they gave a thumbs up, it seems that this time, there is more than one steamed bun going abroad!
However, some people are also puzzled, why can steamed bread join the ranks of bread?
But in fact, to some extent, bread and steamed bread are born from the same root!
2. The same is wheat, China makes steamed buns, and the West makes bread
It is worth mentioning that whether it is steamed bread that originated in the Warring States period or bread that originated in ancient Egypt, the original raw materials of both are the same.
That is, wheat, as one of the world's three major grains, whether in foreign or domestic countries, wheat has been widely used, but because of dietary differences, it has been developed into steamed bread in China, and has become steamed bread in the West!
Therefore, now steamed bread is called Chinese pastry, and bread has naturally become a Western pastry, and the most basic composition of both is flour composed of wheat protein and wheat starch.
In addition, there is water and active culture, but when it comes to making it, the two are still very different.
For example, in France, the original baguette and the current variety of pastries actually reflect the changes of the times.
In the early days, the main purpose was to fill the stomach, so with the hard baguette, in the past, with just one baguette, the family could be fed, but now, after the living conditions are better, people pay more attention to the enjoyment of taste buds.
In China, the first steamed buns were steamed, but bread is different, most of them are baked at first, so the taste of the two is very different.
When making bread, Westerners will also choose to add some nuts and sweets, but Chinese steamed buns are noodles in addition to noodles, so they are more of a wheat flavor!
Generally speaking, most of the bread is sweet, but for steamed buns, you can not only eat them alone, but also with vegetables and chili sauce.
At the beginning, steamed bread contained two meanings, that is, one was without filling, which was called steamed bread, and the other was steamed bread with filling, which was also commonly called "steamed bun"!
And in China alone, there are great differences in the names and practices of steamed buns.
In northern China, especially in Shaanxi, the name of steamed bread is "steamed bread" or "steamed bread", and now it is steamed with white flour, but when the material conditions are not good, eating white flour steamed bread is a luxury.
In the southern region of China, steamed bread is called steamed bread, and in terms of taste, the northern steamed bread is more "solid", and the southern steamed bread is more "Xuan"!
Among them, the most representative ones are Gaozhuang steamed bread in Shandong, white flour steamed bread in Guangxi, Jinhua steamed bread in Zhejiang, etc.
Especially with the emergence of fancy steamed buns in recent years, the steamed buns that appear on the French stage today are just the most basic and simple pasta!
In fact, long before steamed buns appeared at the French bread festival, its deliciousness had long been recognized by people from all over the world!
3. Friends from all over the world praised Chinese steamed buns, which are delicious and beautiful
For many Shandong people, the most important thing to do during the New Year festival is steamed flower buns, which can be turned into any shape in their hands.
One moment is a small animal, another is a variety of fruits, in the 2023 Spring Festival, VREZH from Armenia, USA, also specially brought his family to Xintai's flower bun base to feel it.
"Chinese flower buns are beautiful and delicious, it's really amazing!"
She took her family to watch the production process of flower buns, and tasted them herself, and praised them from the bottom of her heart, and in fact, Shandong's flower buns have long become a part of intangible culture!
On March 1, the blogger "Fangfang in Paris" posted a video, saying that he was steaming steamed buns at home, but the fragrance directly attracted the neighbors.
After a neighbor tasted it, he exclaimed, "Delicious!" And said, "I've never eaten anything so delicious!" He also said that he wanted to take a photo!
At the end of 2023, at the Yuyuan Lantern Festival in France, China's Nanxiang xiaolongbao was once again praised by the French masses!
"It tastes so delicious! The taste is very soft! "I'm here for you!" Due to its popularity with foreigners, this bun is in short supply!
Although many netizens couldn't help but ridicule when they saw the steamed buns appear at the French booth, deep down, they were more proud.
This is not only the steamed bread out of the border, but also the Chinese food culture to the world, I hope these small steamed bread can be spread all over the world!
Write at the end
Looking at it now, the fact that our steamed buns can appear on the stage in France seems to further illustrate that China is getting stronger and stronger!
In the eyes of Chinese, those ordinary things have long become peerless rare items in the eyes of foreigners.
With the protection of various traditional crafts in China, many "steamed buns" have become China's intangible cultural heritage.
At this moment, it is no longer a steamed bun, but a symbol of culture!
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The information sources of this article: Weishi Lanxi, Overseas Network, Generation Z Talk, Xintai Financial Media