▲ Souvenir Street in front of St. Paul's, Macau. Photography / Dayu
- Fengwujun Language -
A handwritten letter bought from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan,
Hurry up and send it out.
Because you can't help but eat.
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I came with my hand, and you were overjoyed. The word "souvenir" is exactly what Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan call a souvenir.
▲ Come to Beijing, buy a cake and go home. So what can you buy when you go to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan? Figure/Figureworm Creative
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, there are many types of souvenirs, good service attitude, do not worry about buying decent gifts. The prosperity of this handicraft industry is related to the history of the colonization of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. At that time, the situation was turbulent, relatives were separated, across the sea, only the specialties of the family could relieve the homesickness of the ocean.
▲ View of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak. Photography / Dayu
The culture of Hong Kong and Macau is mostly derived from Guangdong Province, while Taiwan originates from Fujian Province, so the types and tastes of souvenirs are also different. With the end of the National Day holiday, the working days are approaching (don't say it again!). ), the wind fungus gives you a good amway to take a good look at the three places worth buying the souvenir.
Macau 丨 Free tasting to eat all the time
▲ Tourists who come to Macau to sweep goods. Photo/Visual China
The Macao Souvenir has a history of nearly 100 years. In 1999, the return of Macao and the prosperity of the gaming industry made the salted fish of the sunset industry of souvenirs turn around. From the initial handmade to today's mechanized mass production, the handwritten letters have satisfied groups of tourists.
There are almonds in the almond cake
▲ Almond cake, really fragrant and really crispy. Graph/Network
In the early days, there were many shops in Macau that made cakes, and macaroons were the most common as tea snacks in their spare time. Baked over a charcoal fire, the almond cake is crispy and has a hint of charcoal. Every bite, you can see the large almond grains, very conscientious. The early booming passenger terminal welcomed business travelers and Macau people who emigrated overseas. Bakeries gathered at the port to provide them with them a taste of their hometown before going to sea.
▲ It is also a handmade macaroon. Photo/Google
Today, most of Macau's bakeries retain the traditional craft of making charcoal oven roasts. Handmade marzipans are recommended to buy at the "Sweetest Bakery" on Avenida Nueva, Macau, which only sells about 1,000 pieces a day, and is made with crispy non-sticky egg yolk almond cakes. There are many kinds of almond cakes in Juji's handwritten letters, such as raw almonds, salted egg yolk flavor, seaweed flavor and other flavors, which make people look atmospheric.
▲ Listed in the must-buy list of "most fragrant" almond cakes, phoenix rolls. Photo/Google
There is no wife in the wife cake
▲ Freshly baked wife cake, sensual and warm. Photo/Dianping
Just like a woman's heart, the real wife cake is gentle and sweet. Wife cake, also known as winter puff pastry, by the winter melon as a filling, the taste is slightly sweet and not greasy, the crust is soft, fine chewing can have a soft and smooth experience. According to legend, the Chaozhou dim sum chef of Lianxianglou in Guangzhou improved the winter melon horn made by his wife and turned it into a winter crisp, so it was named wife cake.
▲ I want to order the menu of the cake house. Photo/Google
The signature of the Macau Hoang Kee Bakery is the Wife Cake. This shop has a history of hundreds of years and now insists on handmade every day. The freshly baked wife cake has a crisper skin, and the taste is not as greasy as the wife cake produced by the assembly line, and the sweetness is just right. Even at the risk of scalding your mouth, you can't help but take a bite. In addition to the well-known wife cake, Cantonese famous abalone crisp, walnut crisp, meat cut crisp and chicken cake, etc., can be bought in Huangji, one stop to get it.
Can be hard or soft peanut candy
Peanut candy and ginger candy were sold on carts a hundred years ago by the guys who wrote souvenirs on carts. The excellence of Macau peanut candy is that it is soft and non-sticky teeth. In the first black sesame flavored peanut candy, the roasted sesame seeds are crispy and crispy, and the peanut particles are full. Nowadays, peanut hard candy has also branched out of fudge, sandwiched with shredded coconut, sea salt and white sesame seeds, all kinds of dazzling.
▲ Coconut peanut candy and black sesame peanut candy, sold fresh and have a short shelf life. Photo/Google
Every store has a freshly made tasting, and the waiter's attitude is very sincere, even if you don't buy it, you can feast on it.
Pork chops, the original cut is better
▲ Macau's pork breasts are rich in flavors and are mainly eaten fresh. Figure/Figureworm Creative
Pork chops are actually a specialty of Singapore, which was introduced to Guangdong in 1928 and carried forward by the Macau souvenir industry. In addition to dim sum and sweets, pork breasts account for half of every souvenir shop in Macau. The stalls of pork breasts, just relying on the sweet aroma, are enough to gather a large number of customers all year round. At a glance, stacks of pork breasts are neatly stacked, with original, spicy, thinly cut and post-cut, as well as beef jerky to choose from. The clerk will cut different flavors of meat with scissors for you to taste for free, and you can take advantage of the opportunity.
▲ Taste the pork chops now. The attitude of the Macau waiters is very warm, please put aside the restraint and try more different tastes. Figure/Figureworm Creative
As a souvenir, the original cut pork ribs are preferred. Unlike the pork chops that are crushed and put together, the original cut pork chops are made by marinating and air-drying a whole piece of meat, and the unspoiled meat fibers endorse the taste, which is original and unique. Of course, the price will be slightly more expensive.
Hong Kong 丨 is both healthy and modern
▲ Denglong Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photography / Dayu
Buying shoes, buying bags and buying milk powder is the task of most people going to Hong Kong. What kind of tricks can Hong Kong cuisine bloom? For details, see "With Hong Kong stomach, sweep the streets of Hong Kong night". Also deeply influenced by Cantonese culture, Hong Kong's souvenirs are not as many as in Macau, and the famous ones of egg rolls, macaroons and chicken cakes also slightly coincide with Macao. But as long as you study carefully, you can get a glimpse of the different careful thoughts of Hong Kong people.
Bird's nest cake invented for children
Light diet, beautiful soup porridge water, are the health secrets of Hong Kong people. Bird's nest soup is common, but have you ever seen a pastry made from bird's nest?
▲ Chen Yizhai's bird's nest cake, the quaint packaging is worth playing. Photo/Google
In 1927, Chen Yizhai, who specializes in healthy snacks, was born in Foshan. At that time, Boss Chen saw that the snacks eaten by the children around him were unhealthy, so he invented bird's nest cake. This pastry is made from real bird's nest, soft and sticky with a little toughness, sweet and elegant. The selection of materials is natural, and the shelf life is only 7 days. Nowadays, when Hong Kong people think of bird's nest cake, they think of Chan Yi Zhai. If you use it as a souvenir, especially to honor your elders, it will be particularly advanced.
▲ Other health snacks in Chen Yizhai. Photo/Google
Chen Yizhai's snack is not only a kind of bird's nest cake. Snacks such as Sichuan shell almond dew, Sichuan shellfish old tangerine peel, licorice olive and lemon juice winter ginger have all implemented the concept of health care one by one.
Make pineapple puff pastry into a cookie
Hong Kong people love to drink tea and dim sum, and many people come to Hong Kong with some pastries such as egg rolls. But since Jenny Bakery (Jenny Cookies) moved in, Hong Kong's traditional pastry has experienced quite a challenge. You may be unfamiliar with Jenny Cookies, but the Bear Boy Cookies that often appear in Hong Kong dramas are his signature.
▲ The tin box packaging of Jenny's cookie bear cubit feels very warm. Photo/Google
▲ Original butter flowers, coffee butter flowers, crisp butter and pickled oats are the most classic 4mix of Jenny's cookies. Photo/Google
This cookie is not a traditional taste, but a modern new taste. The owner, Jenny, is an overseas Chinese from Malaysia who moved to Hong Kong with her husband as early as 1989. Jenny's good craftsmanship in making cookies is a testament to the Stanley women's community in southern Hong Kong, and the neighbors are particularly fond of Jenny's own butter cookies.
▲ The price list of the original Jenny cookies, which one do you want to eat? Photo/Google
Jenny Cookies, with a particularly strong buttery aroma, are soft in the mouth and melt with the temperature of the mouth. The most special thing is the improvement of the pineapple puff pastry, the traditional pineapple puff pastry is replaced by a cookie, wrapped in real pineapple fruit paste, sour and sweet crisp pine. Because it is quite a popular brand, there are many people who copy it. You find Tsim Sha Tsui and Sheung Wan, where there are Genuine Jenny Cookies shops.
Taiwan 丨 In addition to pineapple crisp, what else can you buy?
▲ Brightly lit Taipei 101 Building. Figure/Figureworm Creative
In Taiwan, the handwritten letter is also called "Danlu". According to legend, the early people of Taiwan lived in poverty, and the souvenirs sent to relatives and friends during the New Year's Festival were all savings saved weekdays, just like the hardships of alchemy. Although it is no longer necessary to prepare souvenirs in Taiwan, the local delicious specialties still contain a touch of humanity.
Pineapple puff pastry is delicious, but I choose taro crisp
▲ Taro amethyst puff pastry with potato filling.
Taro crisp, not inferior to the popular pineapple puff pastry. Taiwan, where the subtropical monsoon climate and the tropical monsoon climate coexist, is suitable for the cultivation of various tropical fruits and vegetables. From the flat land of Taiwan to the mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters, you can find the figure of taro, and Taiwanese taro is rich in varieties and flavors.
▲ Taro crisp, the "superior student" of Taiwan's souvenirs. Photo/Google
Taro rolls, taro balls, taro milk tea and taro crisp, Taiwanese people eat taro to come up with a lot of tricks. Among them, taro puff pastry is easy to carry, so it debuts in the C position of the handwritten letter. Unlike the soft puff pastry of pineapple puff pastry, taro puff pastry is a layer of positive eight sutras. The purple puff pastry shape of the rose, the taro puree made by Taiwan's unique taro variety, and the elastic mochi are very rich in texture. Here, it is recommended that you buy the taro amethyst crisp of the Zhaotai brand, its taro puree has a prominent aroma and moderate sweetness, and can be eaten by all ages.
Pork paper, pork chops in version 0.01
Before the Taiwan media published the article "Taiwan handwritten pork paper, even eat 10 days of weight explosion 1 kilogram", after a small s in "Kangxi came" recommended, pork paper is really so legendary? As the name suggests, pork paper is a pork breast as thin as a piece of paper. The reason why it is so thin is thanks to Taiwan's unique hot air drying technology. It retains the sweet aroma of the pork breast while removing the water from it to the greatest extent.
▲ Thin crisp and crispy, Taiwanese pork paper. Photo/Google
At Jiang Kee Hualong Trading Company in Dihua Street, Taiwan, the signature crispy almond paper is worth taking home – the addition of American large almonds to the pork paper, the nut aroma can alleviate the greasy feeling of pork, and the taste can become as crisp as a biscuit, which can no longer be satisfied!
▲ Jiang Ji Hualong's façade. Late at night, there are also people rushing to buy. Photo/Google
Taiwan's nougat is non-sticky
In addition to snacks and meat, candy is naturally indispensable. During the Crusades of the 11th century, the French brought nougat back to the West and added nuts and prunes to improve them, which became popular among the royal family. In 1956, Nougat began to rise in Taiwan, and this boom has been there for more than 60 years. In the new North Tucheng District, there is also a nougat museum.
▲ Taiwan nougat. Many ordinary foods will become very special after passing through the skillful hands of Bay Bay. Photo/Google
The raw materials of Taiwan nougat are mainly trehalose with low sweetness, which can highlight the milk aroma of nougat. Because of the exquisite use of materials, Taiwanese nougat does not stick to the teeth and has a real flavor. Even people who don't like sweets can eat without stopping. If you want to buy nougat souvenirs, you can choose the "Sugar Village Card". Its flavor is very diverse, matcha, coffee and strawberries, etc., even the special girl's heart can be satisfied, so it is called "dream nougat".
▲ Sugar Village brand of nougat. Photo/Google
Three souvenirs, three different human touches. Eleven is coming to an end, are you back? Although a treasure has everything, the shelf life of the specialties of the railway station and airport is even very fresh, but in any case, it is not as good as the small gifts you pour your feelings into!
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