Eat in Guizhou want to make a Guiyang special snack recommended. To this end, I went to consult Wang Shijie, a master of Chinese cooking and Qiancai, and asked him to help me recommend a brand. He recommended to us Lei Jia Tofu Dumplings, a brand with a century-old history, which is a veritable old brand. Master Wang said: "I ate Lei jia tofu dumplings when I was very young, and it was delicious! He also remembers that the price of tofu dumplings at that time was 2-3 cents a piece. Master Wang also said that there are many tofu dumplings now, in fact, the origin is still the Lei family, and everyone follows it.
After checking the information of Leijia tofu dumplings on the Internet, I learned that it is a municipal intangible cultural heritage, or a well-known trademark recognized by the Guiyang Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and was awarded the honorary title of Guizhou Provincial Famous Snack by the relevant departments. Speaking of its origins, there is a true story.
The history of the Lei family tofu dumplings
In 1874, the Qing Tongzhi Emperor died, and the imperial court ordered the whole country to "ban slaughter", and as soon as this order was issued, the tofu workshop business in various places was booming. At this time, Lei Duan algae and his wife "Lei Santai", who had been living in Guiyang for a long time and opened a tofu workshop, tried to add salt, alkali and other spices to the tofu, mixed well, and then kneaded into a round and fried into a pot to fry and sell. Surprisingly, the fried tofu dumplings were very popular with the people of Guiyang as soon as they came out. The shrewd Lei Santai clearly defined the division of production and management, and the business became more and more prosperous. Since then, Lei's tofu dumplings have become a well-known snack in Guiyang.
Lu Lei is the fifth generation of the Lei family's tofu dumplings, and Lei Santai is her wife. In her hand, there are many noble photos of Lei Santai. Lu Lei laughed and said: "In our family, it seems that she has always been a more powerful woman, and her grandmother's craft has been passed on to my grandmother." When Premier Zhou Enlai visited Guiyang that year, he tasted the tofu dumplings made by his grandmother. ”
Handmade traditionally
The Lei family originally made a living by beating tofu, so the quality of tofu is superior. Nowadays, although it is no longer home to fight tofu, the selection of tofu is still very controllable. Now the production of Leijia tofu dumplings still maintains the old traditional process: using sour soup tofu as raw materials, after pounding, kneading, mixing, pinching, frying and other processes, the ingredients in addition to the superior tofu and ancestral secret recipe ingredients, only water and green onions. Seemingly simple ingredients, but not sloppy at all. Handmade production, many links rely on the feel and experience. The kneaded tofu balls are quickly fried and full of aroma, which is really appetizing.
Lu Lei said: "Grandma's tofu dumplings have three finger prints, many old Guiyang people know, when I bought it, I saw that there were three finger prints, as evidence." ”
This article is the author's original, please indicate the source when reprinting. Tomorrow, we will introduce the eating method of Leijia tofu dumplings, and at the same time present you with a video: Guiyang local famous snack Leijia tofu dumplings