1. If meat rice dumplings were not meant to express the common people’s respect for Qu Yuan’s patriotism, there would be no rice dumplings. If there were not the beautiful legend of Qianlong’s incognito tour of Quanzhou, the rice dumplings in Quanzhou today might just be a ball of glutinous rice, not a bag.

Meat dumplings with a variety of rich toppings.

Quanzhou’s meat rice dumplings are famous at home and abroad. Meat rice dumpling shops are scattered throughout the streets and alleys. Among them, the East Street Bell Tower meat rice dumplings are the most recognized by the public.

Mr. Lan, the owner of the shop, said that the reason why East Street Bell Tower Meat Zongzi is so popular is that it draws on the strengths of many other restaurants and continuously improves it to meet the dietary needs of the people, so that the meat rice dumplings have both ancient and modern flavors.

How to make delicious meat dumplings?

The first is raw material selection.

Choose glutinous rice with a soft texture and bright luster. The ingredients are a mixture of farm pork, prawns, mushrooms, braised eggs, and lotus seeds. Even the palm leaves must be cooked in broth.

Secondly, the control of heat, including the time of frying rice and cutting ingredients, must be very accurate.

After more than an hour of slow simmering, the meat dumplings are ready to be served.

Unwrap the palm leaves, the golden polygonal rice dumplings are shiny, and a natural fragrance comes out, which immediately increases your appetite.

Dip it in peanut butter and minced garlic and put it in your mouth. The aroma of the rice dumplings will fill your mouth with the heat, leaving you with endless aftertaste.

2. Braised duck Braised duck should be regarded as the most popular snack variety.

The secret to the success of braised duck lies in the selection of raw materials, braised ingredients formula and cooking techniques.

About 3 kilograms of tender duck is selected, after the hair is removed and the internal organs are removed, it is cooked in a marinade soup, and then a marinade bag made with a unique formula is added and cooked for a long time.

Due to dehydration and degreasing, the finished braised duck is generally only about 1 catties, golden in color, red and bright; topped with ingredients, it is smooth and juicy, with a fragrant braised meat; the meat tastes firm and delicate, with a tough but not old texture and a fragrant aroma. It penetrates into the bones and leaves a fragrant taste in your mouth after eating.

It has the characteristics of color, aroma and taste.

3. Pig blood soup. I never thought that pig blood could be used to cook such delicious food.

Many first-time customers couldn't help but marvel after tasting the pig blood soup, because in their impression, pig blood should taste dry and tasteless. Who would have expected that the pig blood clots in the pig blood soup are elastic and elastic?

Fragrant and delicious.

How to make pig blood soup so it is fragrant and tender?

The secret lies in its preparation: use large bones to make soup, add special spices, use a large spoon to put the melted pig blood into the soup, and pay attention to the control of the heat at all times.

He said that if the pig blood soup is well made, the color of the soup will be dark brown, and the pig blood clots will be smooth and elastic. If you look closely, you can see the slightest texture on it, which reflects the skill in the heat.

Season with coriander, pepper, minced garlic and wine, and a bowl of pig blood soup is ready.

When it is brought to the table, the aroma is fragrant and refreshing; when it is put into the mouth, it has a refreshing taste and a long aftertaste.

Pig blood soup has a good blood-tonifying function. If you can add oil residue, large intestine, etc. as auxiliary ingredients when eating it, the taste will definitely be more intense and delicious.

4. Honglai chicken feet Honglai chicken feet have become synonymous with Quanzhou chicken feet in recent years.

In the early years, Honglai Chicken Feet was only popular in local towns. Later, due to its special flavor, it gradually became a good gift, and many out-of-towners always brought some with them when they returned home.

In this way, Honglai Chicken Feet has spread far and wide in just a few years.

The red-feathered chicken feet are made from the finest ingredients, with a unique formula and are hand-made using skilled techniques.

The finished product is plump in texture, bright in color, tender yet crispy, and fragrant yet spicy.

A pot of high-quality 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-feathered chicken feet.

Chicken feet have high nutritional value and are rich in calcium and collagen. Eating more of them can not only soften blood vessels, but also has beautifying effects.

5. Chongwu Fish Roll The main raw material of Hui'an Chongwu Fish Roll is selected high-quality fish, among which mackerel, eel, shark and so on are the best.

When processing, first remove the bones and internal organs of the main raw materials, use a sharp knife to carefully scrape off the fish meat and remove the skin; then knead the fish meat into a mud shape by hand, add an appropriate amount of salt water while kneading, and finally add refined sweet potato powder (usually

Add about 2 taels per kilogram of fish), egg whites, minced pork, green onions and other seasonings, and mix well with your hands.

After processing, the fish paste is rolled into round shapes (judged by the handle of the processor). Some of them are also wrapped with a layer of pork gauze oil, and then placed in a steamer and steamed over a strong fire.

Cooked fish rolls can be kept for several days, and if placed in the refrigerator or vacuum packed, they can be kept fresh for several months.

When eating, cut into small pieces and add clear soup to stew.

The evenness of processing of fish rolls and the heat of cooking are both very particular.

High-quality fish rolls are soft and crisp in the mouth, leaving a fragrant aroma on the teeth and cheeks when chewing. There is neither fish meat nor fishy smell. First-timers often don’t know what ingredients are used if there is no explanation.

Chongwu fish rolls actually contain the expectation of reunion, because most men there go sailing outside, and the risks are extremely high. Therefore, the hope of reunion can be seen everywhere in life and customs.

The most prominent one is that the dishes served to guests at weddings must be round in the head and round in the tail. Fish rolls are the first and unique dish that must be served at feasts and home-cooked wedding banquets here. It means wishing happiness and happiness.

6. Meat Buns Quanzhou’s Meat Buns have a history of hundreds of years. They are one of the must-have noodles at traditional wedding banquets!

The older generation calls it tiger biting lion.

The taste of today's meat buns is very different from traditional meat buns, and it is more in line with the dietary characteristics of modern people.