One side of feng shui, one side of human feelings, one side of food. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Huangpi District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is not only an important town of folk culture, but also has the reputation of "paradise of food". Among the many New Year delicacies such as Huangpi bean shreds and Huangpi rice dumplings, Huangpi "Sanhe" can be described as the most exquisite product.
In Huangpi, Hubei Province, the New Year's table can not be missing the dish of "burning three". Because the three-in-one dish contains the beautiful meaning of "family reunion, step by step, and more than one year", the people not only enjoy the blessing of the mouth, but also take advantage of this to get a good start.
Huangpi Sanhe is a traditional folk dish of Huangpi in a suburb of Wuhan and has been passed down for hundreds of years. Sanhe is a collective name for the combination of fish balls, meatballs and meat cakes.
There is a popular saying in The Huangpi District of Wuhan City: "Bream fat and beautiful vegetables are fragrant, and Huangpi Sanhetu jiqing is auspicious." When you come to Magnolia Mountain, these three delicacies are indispensable on the table. "Huangpi Sanhe", also known as "Huangpi Sanxian", is composed of fish balls, meat balls and meat cakes, and the production process is complicated. These three dishes are grilled and braised, the meat has a fish flavor, the fish has a meat flavor, and the color and flavor are beautiful.
During the Chongzhen period, Li Zicheng led a rebel army to capture Huangpi City and capture the county officials. The local people took out the fish balls and meatball meatballs meat cakes used only during the festival to entertain the rebels, and roasted them together, one dish and three fresh, the taste is extremely beautiful, and they are loved.
Since then, Huangpi Sanhe has become famous.
Delicious fish rounds have to be whipped by hand, and pure hand-whipped fish balls will have a visible indicator, that is, elastic teeth, bouncing teeth to the best bite can leave tooth marks. Fresh fish bone freshly boiled fish soup, milky white soup mixed into the already delicious minced fish, used to restore the original taste of the ingredients, without chicken essence and MSG, let the umami double.
Fish ball making originated in the era of King Wen of Chu. It is said that King Wen Xiong Zi was stuck in the throat by a thorn when he ate fish, and immediately beheaded the chef in anger, after that, King Wen ate fish, the chef must first behead the fish, peel the skin, remove the fish bones, and chop finely to make fish balls.
Although the ingredients are simple, there are still many places to pay attention to to the taste of the dumplings.
The material of the meat ball is not only pork but also fish red, which can wrap the pork grains very well, and together with a little corn starch, it can lock in the moisture of the meat filling. When fried in the frying pan, the skin of the meat ball has become scorched, and the water inside cannot run out, forming water vapor inside the meat ball, at which time the meat ball will become larger and looser.
Meat cake is the most famous in Huangpi, and it is also the most test of the master's craftsmanship. The meat cake contains fish and pork, and the two kinds of meat are stuffed with five and a half, which is both fresh and meaty. Share a good way to identify meat cakes: cut the meat cake into thin slices, pinch a piece of shaking, the quality of good quality is both elastic and will not be broken, and it is delicious, soft and strong, and there is no residue in the mouth.
The taste of your hometown, how long have you not eaten?