I heard that there are two kinds of Sand County snacks in the world.
One is the "Shaxian snack" that you are familiar with, and the other is the "Shaxian snack" in Shaxian County.
The "Shaxian snacks" you have seen may be like this: steamed dumplings, wontons, mixed noodles, stew pots...
The local "Shaxian snacks" in Shaxian are like this: tofu balls, flat meat, mixed noodles, taro dumplings, roasted selling, spring rolls, rice jelly, plate duck...
Shaxian mixed noodles.
There are more than 240 varieties of snacks in Shaxian, including four series of rice, noodles, beans and meat, including 39 kinds of "Chinese famous snacks" and 63 kinds of "Fujian famous snacks".
Let's go to Sanmingsha County and meet the authentic Shaxian snack bar.
Shaxian temple gate flat meat
Round and plump flat flesh.
A 2-pound portion of lean meat, to be beaten into a flat meat filling, it takes at least half an hour. Wrap the flat meat, cook for a while, wait until the flat meat floats in the pot, slightly expanded, you can fish out of the pot, put into the big bone broth, add salt, monosodium glutamate and other seasoning, sprinkle with green onions, you can serve it. The cooked flat meat floats on the broth, one by one round and full, the skin is thin and filling, take a bite, the taste is crisp and crisp, and then with a mouthful of fresh soup, the taste is not to mention how wonderful.
Shaxian pot stickers
Lee Kee pot stickers.
Shaxian pot paste Sha County's most famous snacks, the use of warm water made of skin, the use of fine pork belly added to the onion and ginger to make the filling, wrapped pot trim thin, filling, flat, shape like a crescent, frying, add flour water, the finished taste crisp and soft, golden color, overflowing aroma, after eating the mouth to leave fragrant.
Shaxian old lover dried beans
Craftsmen make dried soybeans.
Old lover dried tofu is the traditional bean food of Shaxian farmhouse, is the local people for the traditional celebration and production of food, handed down so far has a hundred years of history, the use of high-quality soybeans made of pulp tofu as raw materials, the pulp tofu drained after the pot, with a variety of spices marinated, the finished product taste strong, delicious taste.
Shaxian tofu balls
Tofu balls that are being boiled in a pot.
Shaxian tofu balls is the most famous snack in Shaxian County, after draining the swimming pulp tofu, the chopped pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, carrots and other raw materials are mixed evenly, squeezed out of the balls by hand, wrapped in cassava flour on the outside, steamed or cooked under the pot, the taste is tender and smooth, and the aftertaste is endless.
Shaxian Zhenghu plate duck making process
Zhenghu plate duck.
The plate ducks made by the villagers of Zhenghu Township in Shaxian County still follow the traditional practice, the fresh ducks are propped into a plate shape with small bamboo strips, placed outdoors to dry naturally in the air, and then put into the ground stove and grilled with charcoal for dehydration.
With the tide of China's reform and opening up, Shaxian snacks have filled the gap in the market with low consumption of catering, and have embarked on a road of urban and rural residents to start a business and increase income. After more than 20 years of development, there are 88,000 stores nationwide, of which 32,000 are Shaxian owners, employing more than 60,000 people, and the annual output value exceeds 10 billion yuan.
In 2016, the Government of Shaxian County promoted the transformation and upgrading of Snacks in Shaxian County by upgrading its business model, accelerating brand promotion, and extending the snack industry chain, and developed towards corporatization, standardization and chaining.
At present, nearly 3,000 chain franchise stores have been established, and the performance of the transformed stores has increased by an average of more than 50%.
In addition, Shaxian snacks have also gone abroad and gone to the world, 56 countries and regions such as the United States, Japan, France, Australia, etc., and 17 countries along the "Belt and Road" have Shaxian snacks.
Source: New Fujian