"Slim hands into jade number search, green oil fried out of tender yellow deep, night spring sleep without weight, squash the beauty wrapped around the arm gold" Can you guess which snack this describes? In fact, this is a poem praising twist flowers by Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Song Dynasty
Twist flower as a traditional Chinese snack, twist flowers in different places have their own history, and Grandma together to see what twist flowers are in China
Tianjin cannabis flower
Tianjin twist flowers began to be popular at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when there was a shop with the name of "Gui FaXiang", after continuous improvement and refinement, "Gui Fa Xiang" twist flowers are famous in the city, widely popular, and have become the first of the famous food "three musts" in Tianjin Wei. The 18th Street twist flower of Gui Faxiang was thus established as a century-old brand and became the favorite food of the people of Tianjin.
Wu You twist flower
Wuyou sugar twist flower is a traditional specialty of Wuyou Town, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, which has a history of more than 200 years.
When the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty passed through Huai'an Province under the south of the river, The Yancheng County Ling paid tribute to it and was greatly praised. Wuyou Town's tea shops such as "Wuyun Zhai", "Dong Datong" and "Fang Yusheng" are all centuries-old shops that deal with this thing. Due to the exquisite materials and exquisite craftsmanship, it is known for its fragrant, sweet, crisp and crispy. Coupled with the shape like a double dragon circling, small and exquisite, the color is red and bright, the entrance is oily but not greasy, sweet and fragrant, becoming a good product for home, tourism and gifts. Nowadays, exquisite accessories have been added to make the color, aroma and taste more prominent, and the annual output has soared to tens of thousands of catties, and has obtained the provincial high-quality product qualification certificate.
Camp twist
Daying twist flower is a specialty of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, named because it is produced in Daying Village, Daying Town, Shaanzhou District.
Daying twist flower began in the Qing Dynasty, has a history of hundreds of years, its unique ingredients and taste, different from Tianjin, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places of twist flowers, has become a well-known Jin, Shaanxi, Henan "Golden Triangle" region of the very characteristic traditional food.
The origin of the camp twist flower is related to a moving legend. According to the recollection of the old man in the village, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, poisonous scorpions ran rampant in the area of the camp, and the harm was very widespread. About half of those who were stung by poisonous scorpions died. In order to curse the scorpion, on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year, every household pulls the reconciled noodles into long strips, twists them into the shape of a poisonous scorpion tail, and fried them to eat them, calling it "biting the scorpion tail". Over time, this "scorpion tail" evolved into a twist flower. Therefore, the camp twist flower is given the meaning of auspiciousness and peace. Whenever there is a New Year's Festival or a red and white celebration, the locals always use hemp
Flowers are entertaining or as gifts.
The beautiful meaning contained in Daying twist flowers and the special role of friendship have gradually become an important part of food culture with strong Yuxi style.
Bite the golden twist flower
Biting golden twist flower originated in the hinterland of Guanzhong, Shaanxi Guanzhong biting golden twist flower inherits the original production process (without any additives), the selection of materials is very elaborate, with high-quality spring wheat and pure pressed rapeseed oil as the main ingredients, using the traditional fermentation method (fermentation of yeast), not only to ensure that the twist flower taste is fragrant and crispy, but also makes its color naturally golden, deeply loved by the people of Sanqin.
Legend has it that in that year, Cheng Yaojin was sentenced to prison for selling smuggled salt and killing him, which coincided with the Sui Emperor's ascension to the throne and his release from prison. On his way back from prison, Cheng Yaojin pawned prisoner clothes to buy twist flowers to honor his old mother, which became a good story, especially widely spread in the hinterland of Guanzhong. Properly traditionally made hemp flowers are golden and eye-catching, like gold, hence the name.
Biting gold twist flower is not only a metaphor for filial piety in it, but also a metaphor for twist flowers that resemble gold in color and have a pure taste. This may be the best interpretation of the Qin people's filial piety first!
It turns out that There are so many local characteristics of small twist flowers in China, and they all have their own history and meaning, small twist flowers are salty and fragrant, the taste is crisp, and it is also reasonable to become a snack with Chinese characteristics