"Wotou" seawater is deep, fast-flowing, clear (not subject to any external pollution), so it can be said that "the southeast coast of my hometown, the scenery of the strong white crown Fujian border". Since ancient times, "Wotou" sea to produce "pearl oysters" and named inside and outside, "dried oysters" has become an indispensable seafood for local residents.
In the countryside, along the seawall to the end of Shantang, there are old-fashioned streets called Shantang Street, Top Street, Back Street, and Lower Street, with many stores. A traditional flavor of the "dried oyster congee" store stood on the street and became the local fishermen must eat every day table food, but its prosperity soon due to political factors and towards the disappearance of the scene. During the Qing Dynasty (Qianlong period), the sea ban (trade with Taiwan) lasted for three years, and the "dried oyster congee" store stagnated for two years due to the sea ban until the war period. In modern times, after the opening of the "Fuxia Expressway", "Wotou" became a commercial stronghold, which led to the rapid rise of the local economy. After the war, the national economy gradually regained vitality, "dried oyster congee" store opened again until the liberation period; after the liberation, "Wotou dried oyster congee" the current owner's father in 1983, moved to the development of the Tongan District, where the historical and cultural flavor of the stronger; in 1998 Jiang Caijian (the seventh generation of "dried oyster congee" store) took over the operation from his father, in order to commemorate the "dried oyster congee" starting place "Wotou" so "dried oyster congee shop" renamed In order to honor the place where "Dried Oyster Congee" started "Wotou", he renamed "Dried Oyster Congee Shop" to "Wotou Dried Oyster Congee". On the basis of maintaining the original traditional flavor, he traveled to different parts of the country to taste different cuisines and specialized in nutritional science, and updated and improved the original congee technology, and the basic congee has been up to more than 50 kinds of congee after the introduction of new products. Tongan "Wotou oyster congee" store is crowded with customers from all over the world, thriving.
The so-called "fragrant wine is not afraid of the deep alley", Wotou oyster congee with its unique classic traditional flavor and health care therapeutic effect, the congee aroma floats around the world, attracted the attention of all levels. Jiang, chairman of the board of directors with its keen sense of business opportunity, was established in 2003, "Xiamen Wotou Chinese Food Co. "
The store is now spreading all over the country like bamboo shoots in the rain.
After the establishment of the company's original "Wotou dried oyster congee" store manager Mr. Jiang Caijian on the one hand to ensure that the majority of Wotou villagers "dried oysters" supply and marketing channels, on the other hand, to ensure that the various stores boiled "oyster congee" taste uniformity. On the other hand, to ensure the uniformity of the taste of "dried oyster congee" cooked in each shop. So began to "dried oysters" in the village of Wotou unified processing on the implementation of a unified distribution of franchises, so that both the protection of the lives of local villagers also ensures the unity of the franchise congee; in the "Wotou dried oyster congee" store development of the first Wotou village has been a lot of villagers in the Jiang Caijian drive out to operate "Wotou oyster congee" store, have now become the "Wotou oyster congee" store owners. "Wotou oyster congee store has also become an important economic channel for the external development of Wotou village. After the completion of the Xiangan Tunnel (only 2 kilometers from Aotou), Aotou Village will be more prosperous, standing majestically in the east of the Aojiang River, a thriving scene, will become the Xiamen City, the bay type urban areas flashing three pearls.
Recognize "dried oyster congee"
Sea-side people eat oyster congee has a history of hundreds of years. Seaside fishermen have been fighting the wind and waves at sea for many years, working hard, but all of them are strong and healthy, red. Physical quality of good, not the general city people can be compared. One of the secrets in addition to long-term labor exercise, can not be said with the daily consumption of oysters, fish and other high-calcium, low-fat seafood related. Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (Qianlong period), folk have been generally popular consumption of dried oysters porridge. The current chairman of Xiamen Wotou is originally a fisherman who has been working with seafood for many years, so he has a better understanding and personal experience of various seafood, especially oysters and dried oysters, than the general public. Therefore, when he changed his career to the catering industry, he made dried oyster congee his main specialty. Because of his diligence, humbly seeking advice, learning from the strengths of others, catering to the tastes of customers, and constantly improving the brewing process, he finally made the "Wotou Dried Oyster Congee" brand famous. Therefore, the development of oyster sauce congee can be said to have a long history.
Dried oysters
Oysters, also known as oysters, sea oysters, the scientific name of oysters. Oyster meat fat, smooth, tasty, nutritious, is a popular seafood, its meat is rich in nutrients, containing protein 45 ~ 57%, fat 7 ~ 11%, liver sugar 19 ~ 38%, in addition to a large number of vitamins, etc., known as the "sea milk" reputation. Raw oysters after processing and drying, that is, dried oysters, its nature from cool to warm, its flavor is more fragrant and strong. The dried oysters we use is commonly known as "raw sun-dried oysters", which not only maintains the original flavor of fresh oysters, but also has a much higher nutritional value than "cooked oysters" made by boiling and then sun-drying. According to analysis, the calcium content of dried oyster meat is close to one times that of milk, and the iron content is 21 times that of milk, making it a valuable food for skin health and beauty and disease prevention. Oysters in addition to meat can be eaten, beads can be used for decoration, oyster shells can be used for medicine, function of acid analgesic, can be used as a stomach medicine, treatment of excessive stomach acid. Weakness of the body, night sweats palpitations, also has a therapeutic effect.
Congee
"Wotou dried oyster congee" launched by the product, not only to maintain the essence of the traditional folk dried oyster congee, but also on the base soup, rice, ingredients, etc., research and technological innovation, scientific use of raw materials, a reasonable combination of the formation of a unique green congee. Wotou dried oyster congee especially in the base soup up and down the effort, the soup is used by a hundred years of ancestral technology to join the fresh pork bones carefully boiled, and with the exclusive research and development of seasoning powder modulation, with a certain standard consistency; the company's R & D center for food nutrition as a guide, the raw materials for a scientific and reasonable combination, to truly realize the traditional craft and modern cuisine, nutrition, health and fresh and tasty perfect fusion. Its unique production process and soft and lubricious taste has been recognized by the majority of diners and industry insiders, popular throughout the southern Fujian region, in the sessions of the snacks competition were awarded "China's Famous Snacks", "Fujian Famous Snacks", "Fujian Province, the best snacks store", "Xiamen's best popularity award", "the best snacks in Xiamen" and many other awards.