Top Ten Snacks in Quanzhou

Source: Quanzhou Food Network: 2117-11-31 Browse: 1815

1. Meat Zongzi

Operator: Licheng East Street Zhonglou Meat Zongzi Store

If it weren't for expressing people's respect for Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit, there would be no dumplings; If there were no beautiful legend of Qianlong traveling around Quanzhou in incognito, the zongzi in Quanzhou would be just a mass of glutinous rice, not meat zongzi with various rich ingredients.

Quanzhou's meat dumplings are famous at home and abroad, and meat dumplings shops are all over the streets, among which Dongjie Bell Tower is the most recognized by the public. Mr. Lan, the owner of the store, said that the meat dumplings in Dongjie Bell Tower are popular because they absorb the strengths of many families and constantly improve according to the dietary needs of the people, so that the meat dumplings have both ancient and modern flavors.

how to make delicious meat dumplings? The first is the choice of raw materials. The store selects glutinous rice with soft texture and bright luster, and the ingredients are mixed with farm pork, shrimps, mushrooms, marinated eggs and lotus seeds. Even the palm leaves must be cooked in stock. Secondly, the mastery of the temperature, including the time of frying rice and blanking, must be very accurate.

After more than an hour of slow cooking, meat dumplings can be served. Untie the palm leaves, the golden polygonal zongzi is shiny, and a natural fragrance comes to the nose, which makes people suddenly increase their appetite. Dip it in peanut butter and garlic paste and send it to your mouth, and the smell of zongzi will be filled with hot air, which will make people memorable.

The meat dumpling shop in Dongjie Zhonglou has developed from a small shop with only one table to a chain store with 12 branches. Boss Lan said that the development direction of meat dumplings should be quality and diversification. In the future, the store will devote itself to upgrading the product grade and start to develop new varieties such as fragrant bean dumplings and black rice dumplings.

2. Braised duck

Operator: Yiqing Restaurant

Braised duck should be regarded as the most popular snack variety. The flavor of braised duck varies from place to place in China, among which Honglai braised duck is the most representative of Quanzhou, and Yiqing Cuisine House is the leader in Honglai braised duck production enterprises.

Since 1983, Yiqing has been engaged in marinade business for more than 21 years, which has promoted the rise of Honglai marinade industry in Nan 'an. Its "Yiqing Chicken Feet" won the titles of "Famous Chinese Snack" and "Famous Quanzhou Snack" in 2112 and 2113 respectively. On this basis, Yiqing introduced braised duck with special flavor, which was also recognized by all diners and won the title of "Top Ten Snacks in Quanzhou" at this year's food festival.

Boss Lin of this store said that the secret of the success of Yiqing braised duck lies in the selection of raw materials, the formula of marinade and cooking skills. Yiqing braised duck is a tender duck with a weight of about 3 kg. After unhairing and viscera removal, it is cooked in marinated soup, and then a marinated bag made with a unique formula is added and boiled for a long time.

After dehydration and degreasing, the finished braised duck is generally only about 1 kg, and its color is golden, red and bright. Sprinkle with ingredients, smooth and juicy, and the fragrance is overflowing; The meat tastes tight and delicate, the taste is tough but not old, and the fragrance is bone-deep, and the mouth and teeth remain fragrant after eating. With the characteristics of color, fragrance and taste, Yiqing braised duck has now become a good product for visiting relatives and accompanying wine.

In recent years, Yiqing's marinade business has become bigger and bigger. Not only has it been distributed in all parts of Quanzhou, but also "Yiqing Food Building" has been set up in the urban area and Honglai respectively, developing towards a comprehensive food chain enterprise.

3. Pig blood soup

Operator: Shuimen Guozai Food Store

"I didn't expect that pig blood could be used to cook such delicious food." Many customers who patronize Shuimen Guozi Food Store for the first time can't help exclaiming after tasting the pig blood soup, because in their impression, the pig blood should taste dry and tasteless, but unexpectedly, the pig blood clots in the pig blood soup in this store are elastic, fragrant and delicious.

The "Pig Blood Soup" which won the title of "Top Ten Snacks in Quanzhou" comes from Shuimen Guozai Food Store, a "time-honored Chinese restaurant" with three branches. Recalling the early days of starting a business, Boss Xie said with a smile that he was peddling in the streets with a tricycle. Later, he sought advice from people everywhere, studied the unique formula, and introduced pig blood soup with special flavor on the basis of operating batter, which was a great success.

how can pig blood soup be fragrant and tender? Boss Xie's secret lies in his practice: boiling soup with big bones, adding special spices, putting the melted pig blood into the soup with a big spoon, and paying attention to the heat at any time. He said that if the pig blood soup is well made, the color of the soup is dark brown, and the pig blood clot is smooth and elastic. If you look closely, you can see the silk texture on it, which reflects the kung fu on the heat.

with coriander, pepper, mashed garlic and wine, a bowl of pig blood soup is ready. When served on the table, the smell is fragrant and refreshing; Sent to the entrance, it tastes refreshing and has a long aftertaste.

Boss Xie said that pig blood soup has a good blood-enriching function. If you can add oil residue and large intestine as auxiliary materials when eating, the taste will definitely be stronger and more delicious.

4. Honglai Chicken Feet

Operator: Nan 'an Honglai Hongmao Chicken Feet Store

Honglai Chicken Feet has become synonymous with Quanzhou Chicken Feet in recent years. In the early years, Honglai chicken feet were only popular in local towns. Later, because of its special flavor, it gradually became a good gift. Many foreigners always bring a little when they return home. In this way, news spread from one generation to another, and Honglai chicken feet became famous in just a few years.

Honglai "Hongmao" Chicken Feet Store, which won the title of "Top Ten Snacks in Quanzhou" this time, was founded in 1989. After years of development, it has evolved from a small workshop to a chain enterprise with many branches. Boss Xu of the store told the reporter that he had been engaged in marinade production in Honglai Town since he was a child. During his years of operation and production, he combined Minnan tradition and marinade production methods, and after many studies and experiments, he produced a series of marinades with wonderful flavor, which became the designated consumer food in Xinhuadu Shopping Plaza and was deeply loved by people in southern Fujian and Southeast Asia.

Red-haired chicken feet are made by hand with excellent materials and unique formula. The finished product is full in texture and bright in color. It tastes tender, crisp and spicy. According to the proprietress of the store, they have a pot of excellent original soup that has been cooked for 16 years, and it is this pot of soup that ensures the unique and pure taste of red-haired chicken feet. Chicken feet have high nutritional value and are rich in calcium and collagen. Eating more can not only soften blood vessels, but also have cosmetic effects.

Now, the red-haired chicken feet not only set up dense business outlets in urban areas, but also have many branches in Shishi, Jinjiang, Nan 'an and other counties and cities, even in Shenzhen and Xiamen. Boss Xu said that on the one hand, the store will continue to expand its scale, on the other hand, it will make more efforts in product research and development, such as the production of vacuum-packed chicken feet.

5. Chongwu Fish Roll

Operator: Huian Xuxin Chongwu Fish Roll Shop

The main raw materials of Huian Xuxin Chongwu Fish Roll are selected high-quality fish, among which mackerel, eel and shark are the best.

According to Mr. Cai Xuxin, the owner of Huian Xuxin Chongwu Fish Roll, during processing, the bones and internal organs of the main raw materials are first removed, and the fish skin is carefully scraped off with a sharp knife. Then knead the fish into a slurry by hand, add an appropriate amount of salt water while kneading, and finally add refined sweet potato powder (generally about 2 Liang per catty of fish), egg white, minced pork, shallots and other seasonings, and stir well by hand.

The qualified fish paste (judged by the processor's hand feeling) is rolled into round bodies, and some of them are wrapped with a layer of pignet gauze oil, and then put into a steamer to be steamed with strong fire. Cooked fish rolls can be kept for several days, and if they are put into refrigerator or vacuum packaging, the shelf life can reach several months. When eating, cut it into small pieces and add clear soup to stew. The processing uniformity of "fish rolls" and the cooking temperature are extremely particular. High-quality fish rolls are soft and crisp in the mouth. When chewed, they leave fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. There is neither fish nor fishy smell. Novices often don't know what raw materials they are made of if they don't explain.

Mr. Cai also introduced that Chongwu fish roll actually contains the expectation of reunion, because most men sail outside there and it is extremely risky, so the psychology of pinning the hope of reunion can be seen everywhere in life customs.

Among them, the most prominent thing is that the dishes served at the wedding banquet must be "round at the head and round at the tail", and fish roll is the first unique dish that must be served at the feast and home-cooked wedding banquet here, which means wishing happiness and perfection.

6. Meat loaf

Operator: "Smelly Story" food store

Meat loaf in Quanzhou has a history of hundreds of years. It is one of the necessary pastry in traditional wedding banquets, and the older generation called it "tiger bites lion".

Now when people in Quanzhou mention meat sandwich, they think of "Smelly Record" food store, which is the only enterprise in the city that produces meat sandwich on a large scale, with an average monthly sales volume of 21,111 to 31,111. The owner of the shop, Xu, was originally a chef. He happened to see the method of making meat sandwich in books, and then he studied it and improved it many times. He said that the current meat sandwich is very different from the traditional meat sandwich in taste, which is more in line with the dietary characteristics of modern people.

According to reports, the "Smelly Record" meat sandwich is made of pure pork belly, with fine flour, high concentration of spices, garlic paste and spices. Although the meat sandwich is simple in appearance, as long as it is bitten in the mouth, a rich fragrance will overflow. Its dough is soft, the meat is chewy, salty and delicious, and its taste is changeable. It is no wonder that many diners have given it the good name of "China Hamburg".

From the point of view of nutrition, the meat sandwich mixes pork and garlic together, which is more conducive to the human body's absorption of meat nutrition; The protein content of 35%-37% is the most suitable nutritional proportion for human health.

Boss Xu said that "Smelly Story" has always adhered to the business model of "snacks+big meals", and its snack feast won the title of "Gold Award Flavor Snack Banquet" at the food festival. In addition, the store also focuses on the excavation and innovation of traditional Minnan folk dishes, and its new product, Fugui Golden Pig, was welcomed by the general public after its launch.

7. Areca taro paste

Operator: Quanzhou Oasis Western Restaurant

The raw materials of Oasis taro paste are selected from Areca taro, sugar, lard, onion, peanut and sesame. According to Mr. Dai Qiang, the chef of Oasis West Point Catering Co., Ltd., the sending unit, to make betel nut taro paste, firstly, peel the taro, cut it into several pieces, steam it on the steamer, put it on the chopping board, press it with a stick or a knife until it is very fine without nuggets, then put it in a big bowl, add sugar, lard, broken eggs and cooked oil, stir and mix well, smooth the noodles, and steam it.

Oasis West Point Catering Co., Ltd. has gone through 18 years since its establishment. The leaders of the company sincerely started their business, and insisted on "quality first, hygiene first and service first" for many years, which was recognized by the majority of customers. Mr. Wang, the general manager of the company, told the reporter that now they have introduced a combination of Chinese and Western management methods and a combination of Chinese and Western dining methods, which have been recognized by customers, especially young people.

It is understood that Oasis West Point Catering Co., Ltd. has opened four branches in Quanzhou and is now preparing to March into Xiamen.

8. White Duck Soup

Operator: Abin White Duck Soup Shop

Abin White Duck Soup is made of white ducks registered in rural areas of Shigu, Yongchun, which is mainly made of "red-faced muscovy duck" with a big crown, white feathers, short neck, yellow palm and strong body, and is matched with 13 Chinese herbal medicines. Abin white duck soup is rich in nutrition, delicious, fat but not greasy, and is famous far and wide, which makes diners relish it.

Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist, once wrote in his immortal compendium of materia medica that white duck meat is the best, and it has the functions of tonifying deficiency, dispelling cold, harmonizing viscera and benefiting waterways.

according to boss abin, this delicious white duck soup has been well received by local diners since he opened the shop, and some overseas Chinese relatives and Taiwan Province compatriots will come here every time they visit Quanzhou. Abin white duck soup not only attracted many snack lovers, but also attracted Fujian TV station, Quanzhou Evening News, Southeast Morning Post and other media to report. Taiwan TV station also flew across the Taiwan Strait twice for coverage.

Abin said that in order to make this registered "Abin White Duck Soup" bigger and stronger, he was going to invite some like-minded people to join us.

9. Meat Swallow

Operator: snack bar in Gaolixiang, Longgong

The main ingredients of meat swallows in Gaolixiang, Longgong are 151g of dried meat swallows, 311g of lean meat, 21g of dried shrimps, 51g of clean water chestnuts, 51g of scallion, 12g of monosodium glutamate, 11g of refined salt and pork bone soup.

Ms. Sun Xiuzhen, the owner of the snack bar in Korea Lane, Longgong, said that when processing meat swallows, lean meat should be hammered into mud, and shrimp, water chestnut and scallion should be chopped into fine powder. Take a small pot and put it into the mud, add refined salt and monosodium glutamate and stir for several minutes. When the meat is sticky and smooth, add dry starch, shrimp and water chestnut. Blanch it in a boiling water pot, scoop it up, put it in a soup bowl, put the pot on a high fire, when the pork bone soup is boiling, add refined salt to adjust the taste, pour it into the soup bowl with meat swallows, and sprinkle with pepper, celery powder and sesame oil. It tastes tender and delicious.

when talking about the relocation of the new store, Ms. Sun Xiuzhen introduced that the relocation of the new store was to meet the needs of development. For a long time, they have been praised by customers for their good quality and high taste, but the original storefront is small and difficult to meet the requirements, so they moved their new store to Longgong Lane, Licheng, a place with convenient transportation and relatively concentrated people. Ms. Sun also said that snacks also need to be constantly improved, so they will continue to explore and offer consumers meat swallows with good color, fragrance and taste.

11. Noodle paste

Operator: Xijie Noodle paste shop

Quanzhou people are familiar with the West Street Noodle paste. Its main ingredient is 75g of refined noodle paste, and its auxiliary materials are 151g of shrimp bran, 1111g of pork bone soup, 211g of cooked fish, 15g of refined salt, 6g of monosodium glutamate, 51g of starch, and appropriate amount of pepper and mutton.

Mr. Zeng Huanping, the owner of Xijie Noodle Paste, said that in order to make excellent noodle paste, firstly, the shrimp bran should be wrapped in gauze, put in 1,111 grams of clean water, cooked for half an hour with medium fire, picked up the shrimp bran, filtered the soup for later use, shredded the cooked fish, put the pot on high fire, poured in the pork bone soup and the soup cooked with shrimp bran, and boiled, and then put the refined noodle into the boiling soup.

The batter is delicious, sweet and smooth, with Quanzhou local flavor. When ordering, you can add marinated large intestine, small intestine, vinegar meat, fried dough sticks, etc. according to everyone's taste. Each person has a bowl of batter, depending on what ingredients you want to add, and sprinkle with pepper, celery powder, white wine and marinade to make it taste more beautiful.

West Street batter has a long history. According to Mr. Zeng, his father's generation began to deal in batter. The original old shop was opposite the West Street Cinema. Because of the transformation of West Street, it is now moved to Liuguan Road (opposite Little Sheep Hot Pot) in the city. The business in the store has not been affected by the relocation, but has attracted it.