The people take food as heaven
Any country in the world has a traditional food civilization
Each region has distinctive eating habits and taste tendencies
And each of them developed these exquisite skills into
A custom, a culture
It makes countless diners linger
In the Jitai Plain of our country
There is a city - Ji'an
It is one of the earliest ancient counties in Jiangxi
It has a long history of civilization
And the city also has a delicious city business card
Gian shortbread
"Fragrant, sweet, thin, crisp"
It is the label of Jian Shortbread
Gian shortbread has been popular for hundreds of years
During the Mid-Autumn Festival festival and moon viewing, Ji'an shortbread is offered
It has long become a universal folklore
The genesis of Ji'an shortbread making techniques has long been unknown
However, the Ji'an pastry industry has a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival ritual custom
Circumstantial evidence can be provided to us
Legend
The originator of the pastry industry in Luling (Ji'an ancient name) is "Migong"
Therefore, every year on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an altar is opened
In memory of this originator
In the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was held in Jizhou
Pastry chefs from all over The city of Jizhou will gather
Migong Temple is a solemn sacrifice to the originator of Migong
Shortbread was one of the main offerings at that time
It can be inferred from this
The ji'an shortbread making technique began before the end of the Yuan Dynasty
It has a history of at least six hundred years
Shortbreads are mostly round
Select refined flour, pure lard, sugar, etc. as raw materials
The raw materials are honed in 32 processes
The result was the famous Ji'an shortbread
The aroma of the shortbread
The key is the pie core
The main ingredient of the pie core is sesame powder with five-spice powder, chopped green onion, salt, sugar and lard and kneaded evenly
The wick is ready
The aroma of lard is characteristic of shortbread
It is also the reason why shortbread is loved by everyone
The crispiness of the shortbread
The key is the crust
The crust is made with fine flour
Add water and rub
Take a small lump
Use a puff pastry hammer to open the puff pastry
Pastry hammers are similar to rolling pins
But shorter than a rolling pin
Puff pastry is the repeated rolling and folding of the dough
Causes the dough to form multi-layered flakes
Baked over a fire, it becomes puff pastry
Although the Ji'an shortbread technique is still loved today
But there was a time
The shortbreads sold in the market are generally made of shoddy ingredients
The method is simple, except that the shape is the same as the original
There is no trace of a traditional shortbread again
Coupled with the impact of modern pastries on the market
The younger generation has no feeling for the traditional Ji'an shortbread
There are fears that the Gian shortbread will be lost
In order to protect and inherit this food culture with local characteristics, in 2009, the Jizhou District Cultural Center launched the application for the traditional production techniques of Ji'an shortbread, and recorded and sorted out the traditional production process of Ji'an shortbread and the tools used.
In 2010, the traditional production technique of Ji'an shortbread was named the Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List because of its distinctive local characteristics and unique production skills.
The craftsmanship of Ji'an shortbread returns to tradition and reinvents the glory of the year.
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Producer: Department of Culture and Tourism of Jiangxi Province
Source: Golden Intangible Cultural Heritage
Editor: Hu Daijiang
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