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Approved and promulgated by the Maoming Municipal People's Government
The sixth batch of representative items of municipal intangible cultural heritage
A total of 25 projects
Today, Xiaobian wants to introduce to you the municipal intangible cultural heritage
The project category is traditional skills
Golden Leg Wuren Mooncake Making Technique (Maonan District)
The golden leg wuren mooncake making technique is mainly distributed in the Maonan area of Maoming City, and radiates to other parts of Guangdong and other provinces and cities. The golden leg five-kernel mooncake making technology is based on the traditional five-kernel mooncake to be innovated, in addition to the filling of walnut kernels, almonds, olive kernels, sesame seeds and melon seeds, innovative addition of Jinhua ham and ice meat, so that its taste is more fluffy, the meat aroma and the aroma of the nuts are perfectly combined, the flavor is more prominent.
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Jinxuan's ancestors had already operated a cake shop in Aotou Market (now Aotou Town, Maonan District, Maoming City), usually mainly engaged in ceremonial cakes, happy cakes, and concentrated on making Mid-Autumn Mooncakes before the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the Mid-Autumn Mooncakes in western Guangdong were mainly Five Ren Mooncakes, and later the first generation of chen Shounan was improved and updated the formula, and added Jinhua ham, forming a modern golden leg.
Each work step in the production of golden leg five-kernel mooncake is extremely exquisite, especially the marinating of ice meat and the processing of golden legs. The marinating of ice meat, the selection of good white meat, diced, with white sugar for a long time of marinating, the finished product requires crystal clear particles, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious. The processing process of golden legs is more complicated, cutting blocks, boiling, stewing, stewing, peeling, drawing, etc., after dozens of processes of processing, in order to produce a unique flavor of the filling.
Golden leg five ren mooncake color golden yellow, round, full shape, clear pattern, beautiful and other characteristics, because the golden leg five ren moon cake filling is very rich, including Jinhua ham, walnut kernels, almonds, olive kernels, sesame seeds and melon seeds. It has rich nutritional value, which is beneficial to softening blood vessels and preventing arteriosclerosis, which is conducive to improving immunity and preventing zinc deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in children.
According to historical records, the Mid-Autumn MoonCake dates back to the Ming Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. For a long time, the Mid-Autumn Festival, as an important traditional festival in China, has played a huge role in the continuation of Chinese civilization and even world civilization as an important cultural carrier.
For a long time, golden leg wuren mooncake has been a pillar industry in Maoming City and has played a very important role in the local economy. First of all, the development of the golden leg wuren mooncake industry has solved the problem of employment of a considerable number of local personnel. Secondly, the raw materials of golden leg five-ren mooncake are taken from agricultural and forestry by-products, which can effectively promote agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income. Third, in addition to meeting the needs of the country, the golden leg five-ren mooncake is also welcomed by the people of Southeast Asia such as Japan and South Korea, and can be exported in large quantities to earn foreign exchange.
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Source: Maoming Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section