Brief introduction
Li 圪抓, a transliteration of the dialect of southeastern Jin, is a snack, similar to a pie, but with a difference in production process. Li Xi scratch, also written as "Li Xi scratch", one said that it was Qinshui famous to eat, the other said that it was Gaoping famous to eat, the full name of mutton Li Xi scratch, with lamb, leeks, vermicelli mixed with stuffing, there are also vegetarian.
Li Yuan grasps two kinds of vegetarian buns and meat buns: the meat bun filling is mainly lamb, vermicelli and leeks, and the vegetarian bun filling is mainly eggs, vermicelli and leeks, plus condiments, which are secret. After the most authentic Li Yuan scratch is made, the skin is as thin as paper but not rotten, the filling is beautiful and not greasy, the appearance is slippery, it is soft and soft to eat, and the taste is long.
History and culture
Once upon a time, there was a shepherd named Li who liked to eat lamb buns very much. He likes to eat lamb buns. Can eat more tired, suddenly whim, borrowed the neighbor pancake tweezers, want to fry the bun with oil, but the bun skin is too thick, he smeared oil on his hand, the bun skin was thin, after doing this out of the oil and not greasy, do not have a flavor, so slowly everyone learned his method to make lamb buns, "mutton Li Xi grab" The name spread throughout every household in Jincheng.
method
The noodles are very thin, not like the pie rolling with a rolling pin, it is to grease the hands, drag the noodles by hand, pinch out a pocket, put the filling, "grab" them together with your hands, put in the greased iron chains, and the two sides are burned.
This kind of snack that uses "junk" as a cooking utensil is the third one I have seen in the southeastern region of Jin, and the first two are "Lucheng Flinging Cake" and "Yangcheng Pancake".
The thin skin and large filling is the biggest feature of Li Yuan's grasping, and the skin caught can be as thin as paper, which is beyond the reach of the pie.
Coming back to this name, "grasping" is the key, and "圪" is an interstitial word in the southeastern dialect of Jin, which is often used in conjunction with verbs, such as walking bends called "圪遛". "Inside" means "inside", "inside" is "inside", to (hammer) to grasp.