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Yiwu, Zhejiang, the first impression is the international trade city. In fact, in addition to the prosperous trade market, Yiwu has a lot of delicious food, today I will take you to know the traditional snack of Yiwu - Donghe meat cake, hidden in the streets and alleys of the Jinhua region traditional cuisine.
Donghe meatloaf began in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, made of pork and other ingredients, fresh, oily but not greasy, bright color. Anyone who has eaten The East River meatloaf praises its unique flavor. This Donghe meatloaf is made up of two layers of wheat cakes, sandwiched between fat and leeks, but as thin as rice paper; the fried meatloaf, the color is like amber, like a round of floating moon. Donghe meatloaf is fragrant, oily but not greasy, bright in color, and is a must for snacks in Yiwu City.
East River meatloaf
The reason why Donghe meatloaf is favored is inseparable from its exquisite production and delicious taste. Wheat flour to choose the best, it is best to local wheat, choose a good wheat flour, add salt is the key, 500 grams of flour about 12. 5 grams of salt, then kneaded into a dough with water, rolled into wrist-thick strips, and then picked one by one into a child's fist-sized dough, weighing 500 grams of flour into 25 pieces is the best. Knowledgeable makers generally put the picked dough on a large board and wake it up for 5-10 minutes, until they feel a toughness by pressing it on the surface with their hands.
The process of making meatloaf is almost similar to that of a magician, unlike our usual cake ramen with a rolling strip to push forward and knead backwards to make Donghe cake, a pair of hands is enough. First take out two surface dried dough, press it into a centimeter-thick dough by hand, and then take out a little meat filling prepared with three layers of meat, onion, salt, and MSG mixed and stacked, sandwiched between the two pieces of dough, and the producer can change the "magic" when he stands: the left hand pinches the cake body, the right hand pulls the edge of the cake, and the hands rotate rhythmically, pulling and pulling, with a sudden positive and negative rotation and pulling, the color of the green onion in the meat filling gradually becomes clear through the thinner and thinner cake surface. When the radius of the cake is about 10 centimeters, the cake has become an amber "thin paper", and the "paper" is full of spots of green onion minced meat, which looks like the starry sky at night, and an authentic "East River meat cake" is also made.
East River meatloaf technique
After making the Donghe meatloaf, the chef puts it in a pan. With the sound of frying, in less than a minute, an aromatic, amber-colored meatloaf will be placed in front of you.
The difference between Donghe meat cake and Yongkang meat cake: Yongkang meat wheat cake is also known as Yongkang meat cake, and other provinces are called Yongkang fruit. It is a traditional snack in Yongkang City, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Yongkang farmers have a tradition of making meat and wheat cakes as an accompaniment to meals during the harvest season. The "Yongkang Meat And Wheat Cake" is thick and rough, although it is not good-looking. But everyone often says: "people can not look", it is still different from the usual snack bar common noodles, the filling is thicker, the skin is more tenacious, a bite, you can feel the difference: the fresh juice in the Yongkang meat cake flows out of the mouth, and the aroma of dried vegetables and meat comes to the nose.
Non-cultural heritage
Yongkang meat and wheat cake is known for its simple production, exquisite ingredients, exquisite workmanship, low price and good quality, and unique flavor. Because of the low price and good quality, the economy is very popular with people, and those who have been to Yongkang will inevitably have to taste a few.
Yongkang meat and wheat cake is generally two kinds, one is a pancake (also known as a triangle cake), flat, large area, with pork and plum vegetable filling, the whole cake is cut into several triangle cakes for sale. The other is a thick cake, which is thicker and has a small area, and the filling is shredded potatoes, tofu pickles, etc.
As long as there is a place where The People of the East River come in and out, there must be a Meatloaf of the East River. Modern Donghe people have put this traditional dim sum into high-end hotels, and Yiwu city and some township stalls can eat Donghe meat cakes. Donghe meatloaf, which is named after the village because it is produced in Yiwu Donghe Village. In fact, it is a kind of scallion meat cake, but this cake is as thin as a piece of paper, which can reveal the light behind it. However, the cultural flavor of this pastry is reflected here, and it is very delicious.
Yiwu features
Its low price and delicious taste make it famous. In order to inherit and carry forward the traditional food culture, the local Yiwu government has held eight consecutive Donghe Meat Cake Skills Competition, and all kinds of masters compete on the same stage, making the Donghe Meat Cake more fragrant and famous. The birthplace of this "sandwiched meat double-layer wheat cake" is Xidonghe Village, Yiwu City (now divided into Wuyi, June 1st and 71st Villages). Donghe meatloaf is only called "meatloaf" in Donghe. The production technology has been regarded as a "patent" for generations, and only the people of Donghe Village can make "Donghe Cake". There are more than 1,000 households in Donghe Village, with a population of more than 4,000, and almost every family will make "Donghe Cake". In the surrounding villages outside the East River, no family can produce such exquisite cuisine.
【About the author】:Pen name Pi Zhi, real name Zhi Dengcheng, Zhejiang Yiwu Zhi Miao ethnic group, cloth one piece. Haowen Shi, author of the book "The Origin of the Branch", like calligraphy and love to write poetry, drunken tea art, founder of Wu wound tea house. The titles of the author classification section of this headline are: Zhishi / Poetry / Travel / Feelings / Tea Ceremony / Literature and History / Life Tidbits, etc., please read according to your preferences. This article is the author's original, the fate is Providence, the share is artificial, welcome readers to interact with the post, don't forget to like, pay attention to Oh! Thank you. #义乌 #
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