Then, among all kinds of Changting snacks, which one is the most? Then it's a waste of counting dried tofu and chopping rivers.
Changting people do not use gypsum and brine to make tofu, but use sour paste (sour tofu water), so tofu is not sour or bitter, especially tender and refreshing. There are dozens of dishes and snacks made by local people with tofu, such as Dongpo tofu, ladle tofu, silver purse, tofu pot, tofu ball, stewed tofu, etc., but the most memorable one is dried tofu. Changting is a mountainous area. Among the mountains, there are many simple and beautiful villages scattered. In these villages, most of them are "Taibai Legacy" shops that sell both dried tofu and wine. Farmers and travelers pass by, buy a piece of dried bean curd and a bowl of rice wine, have a rest while chewing, and drink slowly. It is really a kind of enjoyment of life. Lin li, a famous person in Taiwan Province, recalled the dried bean curd he ate in Changting in his early years. He said: "Changting's dried tofu is about five or six inches square, as big as a woman's handkerchief, thin and fragrant, chewing peanuts." It is delicious and delicious, and it is a wonderful wine to accompany the meal. " Because Changting's dried tofu is delicious, Changting's dried tofu ranks first among the "eight dry goods" in western Fujian.
Changting's dried tofu is also durable, so it has become a gift from Changting people to relatives and friends. I also do as the Romans do. When I left Changting, I took a lot of dried tofu back to give it away. I also learned how to eat in Changting. I cut the dried bean curd into filaments and mixed them with sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, chives and mature vinegar. The beauty of taste can only be expressed.
The native chicken produced in Hetian Town, Changting County is called "Hehe", with yellow mouth, yellow fur and yellow feet, also known as "Sanhuang Chicken". It is an excellent variety and was once a tribute of the emperor in history. There is also a local saying that "a chicken head has seven glasses of wine and a pair of chicken feet drinks a pot". Even the chicken head and feet are so delicious, which shows how delicious river river is.
The most famous way for Hakkas in western Fujian to eat chicken is to chop it for nothing, which is a unique skill of Hakkas. Even in remote rural areas, if guests come, the host will take out a live chicken, and in less than half an hour, a plate of boiled chicken with ginger juice will be served.
Although there are several methods of Changting roast chicken, such as crispy chicken, oily chicken, Bailu chicken and Babaoji chicken, the most common one is ginger roast chicken, which is tender, smooth and delicious, with the characteristics of fragrance, crispness, crispness and easy debonding, which makes people drool. Moreover, the golden complexion, milky white flesh color and bright red bone color are more pleasing to the eye and have a big appetite. Besides boiled chicken, I also tasted the distiller's grains chicken cooked by Master Lei in Changting. First, he soaked the clean chicken in Changting's special rice wine for 5 minutes, then steamed it with salt and cut it into pieces. The manufacturing method seems simple, but it takes some effort to master the temperature. The meat of this wine-stained chicken is red and yellow, more like pure gold, and its taste is very different from that of boiled chicken with ginger juice. In addition to being tender and crisp, the entrance is slightly fragrant with wine, and even I, a person who doesn't like chicken at ordinary times, fall for it.
Hejiang is an indispensable main course in Hakka banquet, which is listed as the top of Hakka menu and should be among the major dishes. But I classify it as a "snack" for the simple reason that in the small restaurants on the streets of Changting, boiled chicken is usually regarded as a snack, depending on you. As for a chicken head, chicken wings and chicken feet, they are all top-grade wine companions and casual snacks for two or three people. In this case, if you are a lonely guest and a single aristocrat, you can only go to a small shop to eat snacks if you want to taste the delicious chicken in Changting.