When it comes to rice dumplings, the first reaction of Shantou people is lao ma gong rice dumplings, and the people of Chaozhou city will tell you that the rice balls of The Terracotta Army Are "One Top Shang" (Chaozhou dialect: the meaning of superior delicacy).
Just as the so-called wine aroma is not afraid of the deep alley, with it to describe the rice dumpling ball of the old mother's palace is also the same, this alley is really not generally deep, this simplicity is really not general simplicity, so cow coaxing, why so many people are endless, in addition to the huge words outside the door "Chinese Cuisine Association" to bright your eyes, don't worry, there are many opportunities to be blind.
Enter the door and look, look at the red paper stickers on this wall, why do you have to install alleys to come in after all, there is a reason.
There are two kinds of rice dumplings in Lao Ma Palace: single spelling and double spelling. The rice dumplings here are the size of a fist and have a hexagonal ball in appearance. And those so-called "meat dumplings, salty water dumplings, white dumplings" are its opponents, rice dumplings in addition to their appearance, but also rich connotations, is definitely a worldly beauty.
Different from other rice dumplings, lao ma gong zongzi contains rich ingredients, pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, soybeans, sausages, white fruits, shrimp and rice, which constitutes a fragrant rice dumpling. On the palate it is lubricated and fragrant. The double spelling is the fusion of two flavors, in addition to the above flavors, plus a taste of black bean paste, so that the distribution of sweet and salty is another unique taste.
In addition to the delicious and tempting rice dumplings, there are also pork intestines filled with glutinous rice and horseshoe rice, such a delicious bowl of sour and delicious sauerkraut pork belly soup, the greasy taste is driven away without a trace, and I have to admire the Shantou people's food pairing.
Mention its source ah ~ it is said that the "old mother palace dumpling ball" surname Zhang, the first producer is called Zhang Qiangde.
Zongqiu is a traditional snack of the Chinese nation, with a long history, and the preparation method varies from place to place, such as the meat dumplings in Quanzhou, the gardenia dumplings in Raoping, and the sweet dumplings in the Pearl River Delta, with different flavors.
Zhang Qiangde has his unique "double cooking dumplings", each with two kinds of salty and sweet fillings, and the appearance is also good, with six sides and four corners of the sphere, and the head is large.
Zhang Qiangde came from the countryside to Shantou port to sell rice dumplings at the beginning of the Republic of China, lit lamps at night and made them at home, and went to the corner of the shengping Road to the old mother's palace near the day with the help of his son Zhang Liangjie to set up stalls and sell them.
At that time, Lao Ma Palace was a downtown in Shantou Port, the location was good, and the rice dumplings made by Zhang Qiangde were really big, the most suitable for grass-roots people to eat, and the business was very good.
Although the business is good, Zhang Qiangde does not want his son Zhang Liangjie to take this as a lifelong career, because it is too tiring to do this work, at that time the old mother's palace is being repaired, Zhang Qiangde is very envious of those craftsmen who have a skill, respected and not as hard as doing business.
He advised his son to learn porcelain inlays, saying, "If you learn the work of the ash spoon, you will not worry about starving to death." ”
His son Zhang Liangjie's outlook on life is completely different from his father's, keen on the way of business, he refused his father's request, saying: "The rice dumpling ball will make a fortune, and the gray spoon will only live." ”
The gist is: Mo Xiao looks at the small food of rice dumplings, and this small business may one day be big.
Mo envied the dazzling craftsmen who wielded the gray spoon (brick knife), who could not get rich only by their salaries.
After Zhang Qiangde's death, his son Zhang Liangjie made his business bigger, rented a shop in Xinguan Street opposite laoma palace, and opened a Dumpling Ball Shop in Shunde, which hung a banner that read "Food Ding Zheng Zhi".
Zhang Liangjie's business is booming, and everyone knows the Chaoshan sayings of "Lao Ma Gong ZongQiu" and "Food Ding Zheng Zhi", but few people know the "Shunde".
Author: A Short Story of World Cuisine