Jingdezhen, Jiangxi is known as the "porcelain capital", in this antique city, not only porcelain has a long history, but also some special snacks have a long history and moving legends. Today, I will follow my eldest cousin into the story of the clear soup cake with strong regional characteristics, "salt and sweet".
In the Jiangxi Traditional Cuisine Encyclopedia, "Qingtang Cake" is a unique gourmet snack in Jingdezhen. Jiangxi calls wontons as clear soup, the so-called "clear soup cake", that is, wontons with osmanthus glutinous rice sugar cake to eat together. The broth is handmade with fine white flour and dough skin, and the filling is made with selected fresh pork and a variety of spices, and it can be cooked after being wrapped and cooked. The cake is made with high-quality glutinous rice flour, sugar, sesame seeds and homemade osmanthus brine as raw materials, and finally brewed in clear soup.
The clear soup is salty, while the cake is sweet, salty, sweet and fragrant, with sweet but not greasy, tough but not sticky, sweet and delicious characteristics.
Old people often say that clear soup cake is a snack that is not small, and it is also a clever fate. The first to deal with this snack is the "Jinchun Hall" in Jingdezhen, which has a history of more than 200 years.
01 Interesting history of clear soup cakes
According to legend, when the Qianlong Emperor paid a private visit to Xiajiangnan to inspect the imperial kiln factory in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital, he inadvertently walked to Li Jinchun's small shop and saw that Yunzhe and others were eating clear soup cakes, and the novel collocation and rich aroma instantly attracted Qianlong, so he also ordered a bowl.
While eating, the emperor listened to Li Jinchun talk about the decoration of porcelain in the shop, and suddenly found that the food in this bowl was also extraordinary. Looking closely, the Eight Treasures Cloud Cake is like snow, the flat food is transparent and tender in the soup, the emblem is red like a plum, the chives are green, and there are yellow flower roots inside, and the whole is the painting of "Snow Plum Welcoming Spring". Qianlong has loved to eat sweets since childhood, this clear soup cake has sweet and salty, the two kinds of food in the north of the south rice are in one bowl and complement each other, the umami is no less than the production of the royal dining room, and can't help but ask Li Jinchun carefully. Li Jinchun has a specialization in the art of gluttony, and when he finds that the other party is a good friend, he will have to answer questions. From health to taste, from wild vegetables to mountain treasures, it is very engaging.
Subsequently, Qianlong saw that the three words "Jin Chun Guan" on the wall were too small, and the pen strength was not arrogant, and asked Li Jinchun that he had originally opened a noodle restaurant in Jingdezhen, so he asked the attaché to take out the four treasures of the study room and wave the pen and the three words "Jin Chun Guan". Qianlong's real name is Ai Xin Jue Luo Hongli, Ai Xin Jue Luo is the meaning of gold, the three words "Jin Chun Guan" think it is good, so he wrote a sign with the word "Jin Chun" for the store. The store is rich in wealth and business is booming like spring.
Later, the boss learned that the emperor gave the word, so he stopped doing ceramic business and sold bubble cakes instead. Bubble cake has also become a famous snack in Jingdezhen.
It is reported that although this "Jinchun" signboard was old before the Xinhai Revolution and the handwriting was peeling off, it was vaguely visible. In order to show the history of the old store, the owner of the shop has been using it until the founding of New China, although the handwriting is peeling off, it is never replaced by a new one to show its honor. Later, the "Jinchun Hall" was renamed "Jingchun Hall".
With a history of about 200 years, it is the favorite of the majority of zhenba, but since the end of the 1960s, the traditional craftsmanship has gradually lost, and it is difficult for ordinary people to eat this traditional food.
02 Homemade soup cake
In fact, this kind of snack is not very difficult to do, like the small partner may wish to try it yourself, the following for everyone to attach the recipe of clear soup cake.
It is necessary to prepare glutinous rice flour, sugar, hemp seeds, osmanthus flowers, fresh meat, refined white noodles, green onions, pepper and other raw materials.
First of all, the clear soup is made in the same way as the wontons, and the filling can be mixed according to personal preferences. Then spread the dried glutinous rice flour in a special frame, smooth it by hand, put the mixed sugar, cooked sesame seeds, osmanthus brine, and then smooth it out, cover it with a thin layer of glutinous rice flour, steam it in the basket, cut it into cubes or diamond shapes with a knife after leaving the basket, and put the two cakes into the freshly cooked clear soup bowl when eating.
If you want to taste the centuries-old traditional craftsmanship, you can also go to the Jingchun Hall in Jingdezhen to punch the clock. At present, Jingchun Hall is located in the back door of Lishuyuan South Garden, Ciyuan Road, Jingdezhen, and the interior decoration is characterized by ancient buildings, which is a bit of a small bridge and flowing water people's artistic conception.
Jingchun Hall
Recommended dishes: clear soup cake, mountain incense, kumquat roast beef brisket
Recommended reasons: century-old shop, traditional craftsmanship
The simple snack records an interesting coincidence in history and makes future generations relish it. Do you have any interest in this sweet and savory snack, let's discuss it?
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