What are the necessary foods for worship and blessing? Red peach kon rat shell koen!
As we all know, Chaoshan has a variety of Kway teow foods, red peach Kway is also one of the well-known Kway Teen foods, rat shell Kway may be relatively famous compared to Red Peach Kway [sneak laugh]
Red peach kway, can also be referred to as red Kway, is a unique traditional snack in the Chaoshan region, it has a special diet and cultural status, every year at various seasons, large and small festivals and other activities to worship the gods are always indispensable to the red peach kway, shou peach shape, meaning longevity, auspicious, red symbolizes prosperity, festivity, in addition to using this to worship the gods to pray for peace and happiness, red peach kway is also deeply loved for its delicious taste.
(Fried red peach koji)
The filling of the red peach kway is mainly made of glutinous rice, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp, peanut rice, etc. The kway teow is made of japonica rice flour boiling water, the kon skin is repeatedly kneaded into a ball, pinched into a small piece, pressed into a round thin skin, wrapped with prepared filling, the rice kway is printed with kway, and the vegetable kway (leek kway, taro kway, potato kway, etc.) is made into a circle, and then steamed in a steamer to eat, or slightly fried in oil.
(Steamed rat shell koen)
Rat shell koji is distinguished from red peach koji, which is a pastry made of rat koji grass as the main material, most areas will call it Qingming kun, but in the Chaoshan area rat shell kun is not only found in Qingming, it is the same as red peach koway in major seasons, large and small festivals and other worship activities will appear.
The filling of rat shell koway in the Chaoshan region is generally taro paste, but the most important thing is the skin, which is picked by the rat grass to pick young leaves and flowers, washed, boiled, mashed, added sticky rice flour, glutinous rice flour and water kneaded into a ball, flattened into a thin skin, and then put the filling, pressed into the rice print, shaped, the printed rice is placed on the prepared banana leaves (vegetable leaves can also be washed and dried first, cut into the shape of the koeh with scissors, put on the leaves because the rat shell is very sticky), steamed for 10-15 minutes, you can take it out and eat.
(Steamed red peach kon)
It is hereby clarified: "koji" and "shell" are homophonous in The Chaoshan dialect, so it is collectively called rat shell kun, not made of rat skin hahaha!
The appearance of the rat shell is round and not in the shape of a red peach, the steamed rat shell is very soft and sticky, the outer skin is tough to eat, and the invert is sweet and delicious!
(stuffed with taro paste)
For the people of Ben Chaozhou, red peach and rat shell kon are my favorite snacks, in addition to eating it during the worship of the gods, it is also occasionally used as normal or afternoon tea!
(Fried red peach koji)
The fried red peach kon is crispy on the outside and the glutinous rice on the inside is very delicious! The steamed red peach kon is very soft and sticky on the outside, and the insolation is also very fragrant!
Red peach kon rat shell kway teow is a traditional snack characteristic of Chaoshan region, is one of the snacks that Chaoshan people can never do without, welcome to Chaoshan area to taste [Praise]