Chen Liming (first from the right), who re-emerged from the "jianghu" after 13 years of hiding, made an egg baking cake with "the taste of old Chengdu in memory"
The old two-bite egg baked cake is very popular with people
Uncle Chen is making egg baking cakes
Thirteen years ago, Chen Liming and Fan Xiuyu's egg baking cake stall suddenly disappeared from Yulin, and the taste of accompanying generations disappeared. The skin is crispy and tender, plus the filling of the exclusive secret recipe, the delicious egg baking cake once swept Chengdu, and the grandparents did not sell, leaving too many people with regrets. In September last year, the old couple re-emerged from the jianghu and began to sell "the taste of old Chengdu in memory" in Yulin Fourth Lane. After the news came out, the "fans" who had been scattered in the end of the world came back to the scene, some of them came with bicycles pedaling more than 10 kilometers, some of them came from LongquanYi with their families, and even some of them came back from the United States. Standing on the side of the street, eating egg baked cakes, and then talking to the old couple about the past of the year, some people ate with tears. 13 years have passed, the taste of egg baked cake has not changed at all, in order to adhere to this taste, Uncle Chen ran all over the streets and alleys, did countless experiments at home, "a lot of raw materials are not easy to buy, but since I re-sold, it must be the original taste, can not deceive people." Uncle Chen told reporters.
The old patrons cheered
The mother-in-law recognized it at a glance
At 3 p.m., there was drizzle in the sky, and the Yulin area was very quiet, and there were few pedestrians in sight. However, yulin fourth lane is very lively, everyone around the egg baking cake stall, while rubbing their hands and shouting "I want four, two strange smells of two meat!" ”...... Although it was Uncle Chen's son who baked the egg cake, he himself had been standing by and supervising, chatting with old acquaintances from time to time. Strange spicy, spiced sesame seeds, fresh meat three fresh, red bean paste, these four are the highest "click rate" taste, but also Uncle Chen insisted on the taste for many years, asked him which three fresh, why red bean paste so refreshing, Uncle Chen will mysteriously smile, saying that this is the secret recipe, can not be revealed.
Uncle Chen told reporters that after the reopening, all rely on the old patrons to support the scene, every day to come a lot of old acquaintances, some people standing on the side of the road to eat more than 30, a strong said is this taste, too nostalgic. "Many of them were students of Yulin Middle School, and now they are in their 30s and 40s, dragging their families to come over and see the two of us, very kind." As she was talking, a lady in her early 30s came to buy egg baking cakes, and Uncle Chen glanced at her, pointed at her, and said, "This sister is from Yulin Middle School." "Grandpa Chen, you still recognize me!" The lady was very surprised, saying that she had to come to buy egg baked cakes every day after school, and after Grandpa Chen did not set up a stall, she had been empty in her heart for so many years.
"I can recognize the old patrons, before there was a sister who came back from the United States and came to buy egg baked cakes, the mother-in-law recognized it at a glance, and the sister was so excited that she hugged the mother-in-law and cried." Uncle Chen opened the WeChat address book and told reporters that he had recently added a lot of friends, all of whom were old patrons, and everyone often sent him blessing messages.
Stick to good ingredients
The material is not good to give up the flower kernel coconut filling
Uncle Chen's egg baking cake is still a little different from the ordinary egg baking cake, and several kinds of fillings are original, and there are no other places. Meat, kohlrabi, cream, these things seem ordinary but very elaborate. Everything must be bought well, can not be afraid of high cost, although chopped and placed there can not see, but Chengdu people mouth, good or bad to eat will know. "The worst thing to buy is kohlrabi, now a lot of kohlrabi on the market is soaked in water, not good, I found a family in Loess Village, ran to the head of the farmer's house to buy." Uncle Chen said that the most "qualified" kohlrabi should be pulled up from the ground, cut out from the middle, sprinkled with salt and peppercorns, then hung to dry, and finally put into a large jar, stored for a year, the lid is lifted, and the fragrance comes to the nose. Every time he buys goods, he buys the whole altar, and tells people that they must keep it, give priority to selling to him, and cannot be out of stock. Another key ingredient is flour, before the comeback, Uncle Chen did a long time at home experiments, tried a variety of flour, but the effect is not good, he is impatient, he plans to buy his own wheat to grind. Eventually, he found a beijing-made flour in a supermarket that was just right for egg baking.
After all, after 13 years, many ingredients can not be bought, in order to be faithful to the original taste, Uncle Chen had to give up one of his "independent brands" - flower kernel coconut paste, crisp and taut peanut grains and soft coconut minced mixed together, many people love this special taste. However, the coconut minced coconut sold on the market now can not make Uncle Chen satisfied, "there are many impurities, not as pure as before, I can't buy it in countless places, there is no way, only to do this taste." "Uncle Chen endured the pain of cutting love." To maintain the best taste, the ingredients are on the one hand, and it is more important to eat them fresh. Egg baked cake is a street snack, standing on the street while eating hot to have that taste, some people want to pack away, Uncle Chen not only will not be happy to sell a few more, but also try to persuade, "Just eat here, bring it back is not good, you like to eat another day." ”
Pass on the good craftsmanship
Make the most authentic Chengdu egg baked cake
Uncle Chen's craft was taught by Uncle Zeng, the originator of Chengdu egg baking cake, and in 1947, Uncle Zeng sold egg baked cake in Huaxiba, which was a sensation. At that time, there were only three kinds of filling: sugar sesame peanuts, red bean paste, and fresh meat, and now these three flavors have been completely preserved. Previously, Uncle Chen had been selling egg baked cakes in Yulin for 18 years, and some improvements had been made on the basis of Uncle Zeng, but there had been no major changes in nature. "I'll make these flavors here, the other ones that are fancy are not done, just make these flavors fine, you can't be greedy." Uncle Chen said.
I quietly left 13 years ago because I was old and wanted to rest. In the past 10 years, Uncle Chen and Grandma Fan have traveled everywhere and seen the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Now that Uncle Chen is 73 years old and his mother-in-law is also 70 years old, why is he making a comeback at this time? It's still for my son. My son used to drive a truck, his income was not high, he was laid off last year, and he was unemployed at home. Uncle Chen decided to teach his son the egg baking cake craft, not only so that he could have a job of subsistence, but also let the old taste be passed on. Before the re-setting up of the stall, the son practiced every day at home, Uncle Chen was strict, and the egg baked cake made must be tasted by him and his mother-in-law personally, and if there was anything wrong, he was not allowed to sell it. Later, Uncle Chen also found a few old patrons to be tasters and let everyone give more advice.
"The taste is the same as before, but his technique is not yet cooked, before my mother-in-law and I could burn three pots at the same time, he only had to play with two, take it slowly." Uncle Chen is not personally roasting now, all handed over to his son, but he and his wife still appear every day, "People come all the way to find memories, I don't stand here is not interesting." I like that people come to me to swing the dragon gate array and talk about the previous things. ”
Source: Chengdu Full Search News Network