Xingping twist flower
Only the world's food and beauty can not be disappointed, the tip of the tongue has always been unable to resist the stirring of food. Chinese cuisine has a long history and a wealth of classics. For thousands of years, "the people take food as the sky" not only interprets the profound food culture of the Chinese nation, but also shows the wisdom of the working people in creating food.
Food is a warm feeling and a strong sense of nostalgia for the sons and daughters of China. When every naked child praises his hometown, in addition to the people and scenery of his hometown, he all tastes the food of his hometown; when every wanderer misses his hometown, in addition to the surging heat in his heart, he does not talk about the food of his hometown.
Xingping, the hinterland of Guanzhong in the 800-mile Qinchuan River, has a long history and culture and mouth-watering cuisine. For example, Xingping Mash, Yunyun Steamed Bun... Among these special foods, twist should be one of the best.
The most prosperous commercial activities of Xingping folk are mostly in the ancient meetings in the countryside. The passenger flow of the meeting is very large, and the passenger flow and connection rate of the meeting far exceed any shopping mall in the city. The top products at the meeting are often occupied by snacks such as twist flowers and cakes.
Twist is a traditional Chinese food. There are all over the country, such as Tianjin hemp flower, Shanxi Jishan twist flower, Suzhou and Hangzhou lotus powder twist flower, Daying twist flower, Sichuan twist flower, Yiwu brown sugar twist flower, and so on. Among the many twist flowers, Xingping twist flowers are like the place names here, not like thunder, but deeply penetrate into the hearts of every ordinary person in Xingping. Like this hot land that has nurtured more than 600,000 people, behind the many shining local delicacies, it silently maintains its low profile and authenticity.
There are several traditional twist workshops in the city, which use the original process (without any additives) to make twist flowers using the traditional fermentation method (fermentation of yeast heads), which are fragrant and crisp in taste and naturally golden in color. The authentic Xingping people do not call it "twist flower", but artificially call it "hemp sugar"! Probably because of the coddling in the bones, perhaps because it is not a staple food, but is often used as a gift to give or visit relatives and friends, in the era of material poverty, twist should be regarded as a more grade gift.
Twist is an extremely common and affordable food. The Xingping people's strongest affection for it comes from the ancient village meeting. At the ancient village meeting, the stall selling twist flowers must be a hot business, and the customers are in droves. On a large board more than six feet long in front of the stall, there are piles of fried twist flowers like mountains, and the hot oil in the large oil pot next to it is bubbling with golden flowers, and several twist flowers in the pot are churning in a thousand ways-------
People who visit the meeting often bring a few bundles of twist flowers, tie a few pieces of cake, and visit relatives and friends. Sometimes on the side of the road to mix a bowl of cold powder, let the dust fly, just enjoy the smell of fried twist flowers in the nasal cavity, the ear to hear the sound of shouting with the Qin cavity.
Twist as a kind of dick silk food is very collocation. Can be enjoyed alone or as an accessory. There is no better partner than oil tea. Twist flowers are brewed in oil tea, soft and delicious. The aroma of oil and noodles are one and the same. Crisp but not greasy, fresh taste, more than not on fire.
With the development of the times, science and technology continue to change, Xingping has also successively settled in new varieties of twist flowers, but there is no chewy head like the traditional handmade twist flowers, nor does it have the feeling of mellowness and vigor, so it disappears unconsciously after a while, or the operation is dismal and difficult to maintain. And those traditional handmade twist workshops, they still make authentic Xingping twist flowers in a traditional and ancient way, not impatient, not plagued, not fire, as if the surrounding agitation and competition have nothing to do with them.
I often think that today's China lacks ingenuity, and many traditional crafts have not been passed on. And some countries, such as Japan, have a lot of longevity companies. According to relevant data, the world's longevity companies with more than 200 years combined are less than one-third of Japan's. These companies have always adhered to the spirit of sinking hearts. Even if their eldest son has a graduate, doctorate, master's degree and other advanced degrees, most of them will take over the family business after graduation, even if the family is an ordinary tofu factory. And the Chinese people, especially ordinary people like us, often blindly hope that their children can open up a new world and have a brighter future. No longer follow the path of the fathers. I walked in front of a traditional twist shop, thinking about whether their descendants were studying hard in school at this time, throwing sweat for their new life, if they used their high education to run their own twist shop, would such twist flowers become the twist brand with the most Chinese characteristics?
Thoughts are interrupted by the strong aroma of twist flowers, and then eat a bite of traditional handmade twist flowers, which are rough but arrogant, not special, but very humane and soulful. I believe that such a cuisine will be able to maintain its own characteristics and be passed on, and continue to flow.
Twist making cheats:
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Detailed steps
1. Put the sugar in boiling water and stir it to boil, then spread it out and set aside;
2. Add a little oil to the flour and baking soda;
3. Add the sugar water to the flour and stir;
4: Cover with plastic wrap and cover for 10-15 minutes;
5. Roll the flour into long strips;
6. Then pull it into an agent of equal size;
7. Rub the agent into a thumb-thick strip standing up;
8. Rub other agents into long strips and set aside, and feed for 10-15 minutes;
9. Rub the thick thumb strips into slender strips, and pay attention to rubbing the left and right hands in the opposite direction when rubbing
10. Screw the two ends, they will naturally twist together
11, then twist the left and right hands in the opposite direction, and then close the two ends, they will be more screwed together;
12, the same method to do other twist flowers;
13, the pot of oil heat, with chopsticks to constantly stir the oil pan, so that the temperature of the oil will rise faster;
14. When the oil is burned to 140 degrees-150 degrees, add twist flowers;
15. When the twist flowers are fried until they float up, use chopsticks to flip the twist flowers so that the twist flowers are fried evenly;
16. Fry the twist flowers until golden brown and the twist flowers are a little sunken and fish out;
17. When the twist flowers are fried to a golden brown and the twist flowers sink, the twist flowers are fished up;
18、Put the fished twist flowers into the basket and sprinkle the powdered sugar on it;
19. The crispy twist flowers are fried