A few days ago, Shaxian snacks were hot searched!
The reason why it is on the hot search is because the shaxian snack making technology is intended to be an intangible cultural heritage.
Are Shaxian snacks so red? All over the country, on the streets, but what is so special about it?
Why? Is there more to open by the store?
Of course not, the famous Shaxian snacks in the country are still hidden in the small town of Shaxian County.
So where is the famous ShaXian County?
Located in the northwest of Fujian Province, Shaxian County, which belongs to Sanming City, has become an important commodity distribution center for northwest Fujian since ancient times, relying on the innate favorable conditions of fertile soil, rich resources and mild climate.
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Surrounded by verdant mountains, the Shaxi River in the city runs through, and Shaxian County, which is surrounded by mountains and waters, is such a beautiful southern town.
Because there are many merchants and rich products, Shaxian has high-quality conditions to give full play to its potential in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
According to research, the people in Shaxian are all descendants of the Han people in the Central Plains, so the various snacks in Shaxian are mostly derived from the eating habits of the Ancient Central Plains Han people. These snacks have been preserved for thousands of years in the ever-changing era background, and have always been called the "living fossils" in food culture.
But specifically, Shaxian's snacks are more or less based on Fuzhou cuisine, compatible with the style of Hakka in southern Fujian and Tingzhou, without having to be their own, but with local characteristics.
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At present, there are as many as 240 varieties of special snacks in Shaxian County, and there are also more than 50 kinds that can be supplied to the market for a long time.
The variety has already occupied a large part of the domestic snack industry.
The varieties of Snacks in Shangsha County can also be divided into seasonal snacks, regional snacks and conventional ordinary snacks.
Look, Shaxian is very particular about snacks.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Shaxian snacks that bloom all over the country and the streets and alleys are almost inseparable from wonton, steamed dumplings and crock pot soup. But in fact, these are not the essence of Shaxian snacks, so what kind of snacks can be regarded as authentic Shaxian snacks?
<h1>"One sin" – the sin of flat flesh is too famous</h1>
In terms of appearance, Shaxian flat meat is evolved from wontons, but the names for wontons vary across the country.
There are those called "scribes", those called "wontons", and those called "Ququ", but only in Shaxian County, it has a unique name called "flat meat".
Flat meat – Thin skin wrapped in meat. The name is easy to understand and the image is appropriate.
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In a variety of Shaxian cuisine, flat meat is the earliest snack out of the circle, as early as 1997, there was already a "Chinese famous snack" is the reputation of the body.
The production of flat meat filling requires a thick wooden stick to repeatedly beat the selected pork leg meat, and it is the meat filling that has undergone "thousands of hammers and hammers" to be full of Q bullets and juicy and refreshing. The most special thing is that when making flat meat skin and filling, edible alkali is added, this series of operations, not only makes the skin of flat meat more elastic, not easy to become sour, but also makes the filling increase water absorption in the cooking process, the meat is crisp and tender, chewy.
The cooked flat meat is crystal clear, floating on top of the richly fragrant broth, sprinkled with scattered emerald green onions, and the fragrance is fragrant.
I would like to ask, who can resist such a delicious dish?
In addition, this façade-level Shaxian cuisine also has a long-standing story.
According to legend, during the Song Dynasty, Li Gang, a famous anti-Jin general, was demoted to Sha County to be responsible for taxation. Li Gang himself is very fond of the flat meat of Shaxian County.
Li Gang, who temporarily lives in Sha County, has seen the beating of meat filling, the three sinks and three floats in the cooking process, and tasted the tender and delicious taste of flat meat. It also made him see his own shadow from it, and once he had mixed feelings, he couldn't help but give it a poem: "In a bag of chaos and clean air, there is always a righteous atmosphere singing the wind." Seven peaks stacked green foot entertainment night, ten miles of flat stream ren west and east. Between the lines, he hid his courage and revealed his frustration at being degraded.
With a beautiful taste and the blessing of a great general, flat meat has always been the leader and has been passed down to this day.
<h1>The "Two Deadly Sins" – The sin of mixing noodles is too pure</h1>
Among the many snacks, Shaxian noodles can be regarded as a famous dish with complete color and flavor, and it belongs to the Fujian cuisine system.
Generally, it debuts in a CP group with flat meat, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of diners.
Don't look at the noodles as a signature dish, which seems simple and pure, but there are hidden mysteries everywhere.
Starting from the noodles selected for mixing noodles, it is the most important ingredient. Flour is a high quality high gluten or medium gluten flour that is fermented with edible alkali and salt.
And the essence of the noodles is to see the sauce.
Peanut butter is the soul of Shaxian noodles, and the creation of this soul is indeed not easy.
Peanuts are screened, fried and ground into a sauce, but the most surprising thing about this process is that peanut butter needs to be slowly ground with traditional graphite.
Abandoning the simple and fast electric abrasive, and the use of traditional stone grinding will not produce high temperature, is to ensure that the nutrients of peanut butter are not lost during the grinding process, so that the taste of peanut butter is smoother and the flavor is more intense.
You see, this bowl of simple and pure noodles inherits the wisdom of the ancients and adheres to its own purity.
So much so that it has enjoyed its own status of not being easily shaken in the many snack ranking disputes.
<h1>The "Three Deadly Sins" – the sin of taro dumplings is too delicate</h1>
Chinese the habit of eating taro dumplings has a long history, and taro dumplings in many places have their own reputation.
The taro dumplings in Shaxian County, but the local seasonal snacks, Shaxian people have the Mid-Autumn Festival family reunion to eat taro dumplings customs, intended to pray for the family to be disease-free, safe and secure.
Most of the reason why Shaxian taro dumplings are famous but not universal is due to the problem of raw materials.
The outer skin of taro dumplings needs to be processed cassava flour, which can make the skin of taro dumplings more crystal clear and chewy. However, the process of making cassava flour is very complicated.
In addition to tapioca flour, the taro used in taro dumplings is also quite exquisite, it is necessary to use the local autumn production of white taro, white taro is soft enough, peeled after cooking, rolled into taro puree, add cassava flour while hot, knead to make taro dumplings.
The stuffing of Shaxian taro dumplings is made from fresh bamboo shoots that are abundant locally.
After picking, the toughness of the bamboo shoots is increased by the process of drying and then soaking the bamboo shoots, so that the bamboo shoots are more chewy to eat.
In addition to dried bamboo shoots, other condiments are randomly mixed with pork belly, vermicelli, dried beans, etc.
Mix the granular filling well and marinate it, knead the dough and add the marinated filling, and then knead it into a triangular prismatic shape.
The unique triangular shape of taro dumplings dates back thousands of years, because of the characteristics of the leather blank, also in order to better wrap the meat filling.
No matter which direction you enter, you can eat the dough of the Q bomb and the delicious meat filling, and each bite can make your taste buds feel satisfied.
Of course, when cooking taro dumplings, there is also a special, that is, to pay great attention to the heat, the heat is not enough will stick teeth, after the heat will show the filling.
It's delicate enough, but I can't stop everyone from taking a bite out of it!
<h1>The "Four Deadly Sins" – The sin of burning wheat is too cute</h1>
There are many kinds of roasted wheat in China, but not all of them can be as delicate and lovely as Shaxian roasted wheat.
It is said that as far back as the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was a snack of roasted wheat in Shaxian County. In the Song Dynasty dialect book "Fast Mouth Li Cuilian", it was recorded: "How difficult it is to burn wheat flat food, I will also cut three soups and two cuts." "
In ancient times, roasted wheat was also called "slightly plum", because the folds at the mouth were clustered and resembled plum blossoms, so it got its name.
The difference between Shaxian roasted wheat and other places is that Shaxian roasted wheat has a thin outer skin, a lot of filling inside, and a delicate and small size, and after steaming, it is crystal clear.
Because Shaxian is rich in cassava, Shaxian snacks and cassava have always had inseparable origins.
The same is true for roasted wheat, which is also made of tapioca flour, which is squeezed and formed by relying on bamboo poles to mix the dough. Then use a small bamboo pole to thin the dough, and finally cut the dough into squares.
The skins as thin as cicada wings are carefully produced by the master one by one.
Unlike roasted wheat in other places, the meat filling of Shaxian roasted wheat is mainly vermicelli lean meat, supplemented by chives and carrots. And the bag roasted wheat also has technical requirements, the leather blank square hand, put in the appropriate filling, lift the four horns in the tiger's mouth pinched, the bag mouth down.
After steaming for a few minutes, remove and brush the pork with a layer to make the roasted wheat more shiny and attractive.
Finally, out of the pan, the vermicelli and dough become crystal clear, and the small dumplings are dipped in the tempeh oil unique to Shaxian County. Put this little cute in your mouth, wow!
Fresh and smooth, the taste is beautiful!
So cute, so delicious, how to stop the mouth!
<h1>"Five Deadly Sins" - The crime of tofu pills is false and true</h1>
In a large number of Shaxian snacks, if you want to say "dangjia Huadan", you must have to mention the tofu pills of Shaxian County.
According to legend, in ancient times, there were no tofu balls in ShaXian County, but Fuzhou was famous for fish balls.
One day, a large family wanted to invite guests to dinner, bought fish and asked the cook to help make fish balls. The cook killed the fish, but became addicted to smoking, and while he was lazy and relaxed, a cat passed by and took the fish away.
The cook was in a hurry, found tofu, and made fake fish balls to serve. In the case of fake and real, the guests all praised the delicious food.
After that, tofu pills spread in Shaxian County.
The production of tofu balls is not difficult, but it is very important to pay attention to craftsmanship and proportion of ingredients.
After draining the water of the syrup tofu, mix the chopped pork belly, minced shiitake mushrooms, ginger and other raw materials to marinate evenly.
Squeeze out the balls by hand, roll the tofu balls, spread a thin layer of tapioca flour on the dustpan, squeeze out the tofu balls by hand, lift the dustpan and shake it more than a dozen times, so that each ball is wrapped in a uniform powder, and then you can get off the pot.
After about a few minutes, the tofu balls surfaced and they were ready to go.
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God-like fish balls of tofu balls, has a different taste from fish balls, tofu balls are tender and smooth, a bite down, the taste of a variety of ingredients hidden behind the tender tofu, instantly explode the taste buds, the mouth taste endless.
<h1>The "Six Deadly Sins" – The sin of gold and silver is in the absence of gold and silver</h1>
Shaxian's famous gold and silver is equivalent to tofu wrapped meat.
According to legend, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Xia Mao had a very appealing squire, who was called "Luo Zongye" by the townspeople.
When Grandpa Luo was fifty years old, he married his son a clever daughter-in-law. After marriage, several of Mr. Luo's friends came to the house as guests, and when they heard that the bride was a clever woman, they wanted to try her cooking skills.
Friends brought sugar cane, biscuits, and tofu, and asked the bride to make two bowls of dishes with sugar cane.
The bride cooks on a fire with bagasse, adds tapioca flour to biscuits, and adds ingredients to make biscuit soup.
The remaining tofu, after the bride is fried, cut the tofu, take out the tofu inside and mix it with condiments to re-put it into the tofu skin, and seal it with sweet potato powder.
After cooking, the guests ate and praised.
Mr. Luo asked his daughter-in-law the name of this dish, and the bride said: "This is gold wrapped silver, fried tofu yellow, boiled tofu white, yellow wrapped white, isn't it gold wrapped silver?" "
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Since then, the snack of gold and silver has spread in the ten miles and eight townships of Shaxian County.
The golden skin of the tofu is wrapped in a very marinated meat filling, stuffed and swollen, very cute.
After cooking, one bite down, the aroma of the meat has already penetrated into every pore of the tofu, and the bean flavor mixed with the meat aroma explodes in the mouth, full of salty and fresh taste.
It was delicious and delicious.
At this time, who cares if you have gold and silver in the gold package, and then say it again!
<h1>The "Seven Deadly Sins" - Shaxian Plate Duck Crime is on the shelves of ducks</h1>
At the end of each year, you can see a "good landscape" in Shaxian County! Do you know what it is?
You can see the plate ducks hanging on the shelves everywhere! Every month, busy with farming, shaxian farmers, every household will pickle plate duck.
In Shaxian snacks, this is called "plate duck", but Shaxian people call it "Shaxian Wax Duck". It is one of the must-have New Year goods for Shaxian people every year.
The custom of wax ducks in Shaxian can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. At that time, the famous general Li Gang was degraded to Sha County, and he also praised the plate duck as "the top product of poultry meat".
The plate duck is like a business card, showing the unique new year flavor of Shaxian to the outside world.
Shaxian plate duck is also quite elaborate when selecting ducks, and it is necessary to find half-ducks raised by farmers as raw materials. This duck has excellent meat quality and is rich in nutrients.
The ducks are slaughtered, processed, and pickled, the pickled ducks are propped open with bamboo skewers, dried in the open air, air-dried for a while, and then baked on a charcoal fire. Finally, it is smoked with rice bran to a golden brown.
Crafting from duck to plate duck requires almost 20 days of baptism.
Each plate duck is made to make farmers feel the gifts of nature. From wind and sunshine to firewood to poultry and six animals, every step needs to rely on your own diligence to practice your dedication to delicious food.
The duck processed by the traditional method has a firmer meat, fat but not greasy, and is very chewy. Some villagers also apply a layer of sesame oil to the air-drying process to add flavor.
When baking, there is also attention, if there is a rapeseed shell it is better, which will make the aroma of the plate duck more fragrant.
The article wrote this, even I couldn't help myself, go downstairs to find a Shaxian snack to relieve the hunger!
Of course, Shaxian popular snacks in the country more than the above written several, interested partners may wish to go to Shaxian to take a look, to feel what is the difference between Shaxian snacks and Shaxian snacks!
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Author: Yu Yan
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