Catering is a very hard thing, every store has its own story, and there is an eighty-two-year-old grandmother in Shanghai, the story behind her is moving, including countless maternal love. This is a very inspirational snack bar, Grandma came to Shanghai from her hometown of Jiangsu in her teens, helped cook in the canteen of the organ, raised two sons and a daughter, fifty years old Grandma retired and thought she could enjoy her old age in peace, did not expect that her younger son was laid off, wanted to start her own business, borrowed more than 800,000 yuan in the name of Grandma to open a factory in Luoyang, and the result ended in failure. Grandma said that honesty must be repaid to others, but relying on pensions alone will not help, so ten years ago she set up a small stall at the entrance of the community to sell oil piers, rain or shine all year round.
Oil pier is a special snack in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, there are salty and sweet two flavors, you can add different side dishes according to your own preferences, mainly have radish shredded filling, bean paste filling, etc., the method of oil pier is also very simple, the flour is mixed into batter, and then use a special spoon, which is first laid into a batter, and then put in the filling, and then lay a layer of paste to cover the top, and finally fry it in the oil pot until it is golden and crispy, and it is crispy and tender on the outside, rich in taste, and it is a characteristic snack suitable for young and old.
Although very simple, but the heat and spices must be mastered, the first oil temperature can not be too high, otherwise the fried oil pier will be black and not good-looking, the second seasoning must be grasped well, otherwise the taste is not good Guests will not like. Grandma originally sold oil mounds on the side of the road, because of the help of many well-meaning people, moved to the door of a restaurant, the owner of the restaurant will help Grandma buy the ingredients back when purchasing ingredients herself, saving her from moving up and down.
Their family used to have stinky tofu, may be afraid of the taste is too smelly to affect the business of the restaurant owner, so later only sell oil piers, noodles drag ham sausages and fried rice cakes, oil piers 4 yuan a piece, the other two are 2 yuan a piece, the price is affordable, the business hours are from 2 pm to 6 o'clock, this is because the old man is not in good health, can not work for a long time, business for 4 hours has been very hard.
The equipment in the shop is very simple, a mouthful of oil pot is all the household goods, although the profit is not much, but Grandma insists on using good ingredients, oil and flour these are good brands, so that guests can eat at ease. Probably because there are decades of experience in helping the kitchen, so Grandma's oil pier is very well fried, just out of the pan smell a fragrance, crispy skin radish filling is also very refreshing and non-greasy, has the taste of childhood.
Their family only makes turnip stuffed oil piers, the size of a golden yellow looks very tempting, radish shredded is not too fine, full of fragrance. The noodle dragging ham sausage is also very delicious, the texture of the noodle drag is too crisp to be good, and the fried rice cake is soft and sticky on both sides of the golden yellow, which is not amazing in today's era, but it is nostalgic.
Grandma's story spread throughout Shanghai, many people came to see, some not for food, but simply want to do good, but Grandma refused one by one, she believes that no one is easy, she has hands and feet to rely on their own efforts to pay off debts. Now that Grandma has paid off her debts, she can finally have a good rest after working so hard, and I hope that Grandma will be happy and healthy in her old age, but it is a little regrettable that she can no longer eat their family's oil pier!