Where the geometrists, the circle is the perfect figure with countless axes of symmetry, and where the ancient Chinese philosophers were, the circle symbolized the heavenly path of nature. In the Chinese context, the circle is round and complete, and the food with the round is also given a beautiful meaning.
So that in the traditional Chinese cuisine that provokes the taste buds, there are dozens of kinds of balls alone, and there are various kinds. Balls, dumplings, dumplings, in fact, is a large type of snacks of different names, such as tangyuan, also called soup balls, soup balls; meatballs, Hubei people are also called meat balls.
Hubei people's love for "Yuanzi" is unmatched by other provinces. In the memory of Hubei people, the New Year's Day to eat the upper mouth is meat, fresh incense and bullet teeth of the round, is considered the New Year.
Hubei is the "hometown of round seeds", Hubei has been known for whether there is a round seat, meat balls, fish balls, lotus balls, tofu balls, coriander balls, there are many types of endless, rounds and ribs lotus soup and other well-known E-cuisine, are the favorite of Hubei people.
1. Pearl balls
Pearl balls are made of lean pork and fat meat, and then rolled to steamed with glutinous rice, after the rounds are steamed, the whole grain of glutinous rice sticking on the outside glows and shines, resembling pearls, hence the name. Most of the steamed vegetables in Yuanyang are served as the big dishes in the feast, so the Jianghan Plain is known as the custom of "not going to the grid (referring to the steamer grid) and not being clear to the guests". This dish is mostly served in small steamers, the traditional steamer is generally about 17 cm in diameter, small and refined, commonly known as "stack cage".
To make pearl balls, it is best to use fat and skinny meat to make filling, too thin and not smooth enough, too fat to taste greasy. After the dumplings are steamed, the taste is soft and moderate, the taste is delicious and delicious, and the glutinous rice grains wrapped on the outer layer stand up, crystal white, shiny and shiny, really like pearls and pearls that make people can't bear chopsticks.
2. Fish balls
As the province of a thousand lakes, fish balls are one of the favorite foods of Hubei people. It is not too much to say that fish balls are a specialty of Hubei, and every New Year's Festival is festive, and there are fewer fish balls on the table. Fish ball making originated in the era of King Wen of Chu, it is said that King Wen Xiong Zi was stuck in the throat when he ate fish once, and immediately angrily beheaded the chef, after that, when King Wen ate fish, the chef had to chop off the head of the fish, peel the skin of the fish, remove the fish bones, and then chop it finely to make a fish ball. The earliest fish balls in China are also produced in Hubei.
Hubei's fish balls are different from the sturdy Q-bomb ping-pong fish balls made of sea fish by the sea. Hubei's fish balls are also Q bullets, but they are tenderer than lactone tofu and full of umami.
3. Tofu dumplings
Tofu dumplings are one of the traditional folk dishes in Hubei, steamed with tofu as the main ingredient and steamed with glutinous rice, pork belly, fish meat, shrimp and so on. The taste is much more delicate and tender than pure meatballs, and the entrance has a feeling of melting at the touch, without chewing, dissolving in one sip, and also with the fragrance of tofu.
Fourth, the lotus ball
Eat lotus without seeing lotus. There are many lakes in Hubei, and in ancient times, Yun Mengze canghai sangtian to the present, forming the reputation of the hometown of a thousand lakes in Hubei. Lotus balls with lotus as the main ingredient are also the favorite of Hubei people. Fried lotus balls, crispy thin skin wrapped in hot lotus paste, fresh and soft sticky, special aroma has been eaten and remembered!
5. Handmade fresh meat balls stewed on sunny days
The craftsmanship of handmade fresh meat balls braised on sunny days has been listed as a municipal intangible cultural heritage. The handmade fresh meat balls stewed in the bright sun are made of fine pork front leg meat, and the minced meat and meat particles are all hand-chopped, and the meat filling is stirred by hand with spices such as green fish mushrooms.
After soaking and frying the meat balls at the bottom oil temperature 7 mature to lock in the moisture and nutrition of the meat in the broth seasoning can be cooked, with Q bomb and meat tender natural flavor. The golden yellow meat is full of round aroma, and it is impossible to refuse!
Chinese foods such as dumplings and dumplings emerge in an endless stream, which are closely related to the beautiful meaning of reunion in Chinese culture. Eating dumplings and imagining the picture of a family reunion, not only the stomach is warmer and warmer.