wonton, which means "happy reunion", is eaten in many places in the north. But only Hancheng in Shaanxi regards it as a famous food to entertain distinguished guests. On holidays, when a man marries a woman, when an old man celebrates his birthday, moves in, and receives a distinguished guest, the first meal must be Hancheng wonton.
Hancheng Wonton, also known as Saozi Wonton, is mainly blended with Saozi soup, and the stuffing of Wonton is white radish, which is blanched, drained, chopped and made into a secret Hancheng "blended noodles" (elegant name "Thirteen Fragrances") according to a certain proportion and mixed well. In Hancheng, before the Spring Festival, every household, men and women, old and young, would sit around the kang, wrap dozens of perforated wonton, steam it, shake it with a dustpan, cool it, put it in a bamboo dumpling, and eat it for the first month from the 3th. The special aroma of Thirteen Fragrances, the aroma of minced meat, oily tofu and white tofu, as well as the synthetic taste of Chinese cabbage, fungus, yellow flower, kelp, oily tofu, white tofu onion, ginger and tomato, plus side dishes such as sugar garlic and pickled Philippine vegetables, make people eat a kind of happiness and happiness in the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
I have saved enough energy to have an authentic Hancheng wonton for a long time, at least for twenty or thirty years.
it's not that I have no chance. I ate it at my eldest brother's house more than 2 years ago. The wonton wrapped by my eldest brother is authentic, strong and delicious, and the ingredients are appropriate. I just don't want to eat it as strongly as I do now. After eating it, it's over. At that time, I was more inclined to eat big fish and big meat, white wine and red wine, plus beer. I felt that this was the New Year. Eating wonton became a form and an auxiliary eating method. This may be due to the short time when I left to eat wonton, and the temptation brought by wonton has not yet begun to ferment in my heart.
It's not that I can't eat it. When I returned to Hancheng in the Spring Festival of 28, I was going to eat a few old bowls of wonton happily. Even if my appetite didn't allow me, I decided to collect it and put it in my stomach to digest it slowly. Because eating wonton is a symbol of the Spring Festival in Hancheng, my second brother prepared many extra meals besides wonton after receiving the news that I was going back to my hometown for the Spring Festival.
second brother has his own reasons: after going out for so many years, it is rare to come back once, so how can I eat simple wonton! Back to the old house in the village, the third brother didn't even let me see the wonton planetesimals. As soon as he entered the house, he began to drink and eat vegetables.
So much so that I should have enjoyed eating wonton, which was diluted by rich wine and other delicious food. You know, it was the only time I spent the New Year in my hometown for more than 3 years.
Originally, when I came home during the Spring Festival that year, I was my sister who was seeing a doctor, except adding some dirt to my parents' graves, burning some paper money and kowtowing. This was a promise I made to her when I left the hospital of Hancheng Mining Bureau two months ago. After my sister was rescued, I couldn't stay with her for a few more days.
The custom of eating wonton has continued in Hancheng.
Thinking about going home during the Spring Festival, I can not only pay homage to my parents, but also bring a little comfort to my sister, and I can also eat delicious Hancheng wonton. I didn't expect that my desire to eat wonton was finally frustrated. Until I left, my second brother told me that next time, I will definitely let you have a good meal of our Hancheng wonton when I come back next time, whether it is Chinese New Year or not.
Second brother, third brother and elder sister, they don't know how I feel about eating wonton when I am away from home. They only know how to greet me with wine and meat dishes, thinking that this is sincerity and that this is the way to treat me well. In fact, my most urgent thing is to eat Hancheng wonton, which contains many unforgettable flavors.
Today, it's been more than ten years, and the desire to eat wonton has never been realized, but the desire to eat wonton is getting stronger and stronger.
this may be a homesickness complex! The longer I am away from home, the more homesick I am, and the more I want. A bowl of wonton, a spoonful of rice wine, a mountain ridge, a stream, a persimmon leaf and a sweet potato can evoke my yearning and attachment to my hometown.
It's still my old classmate who understands me, and understands my thoughts in words and manners. Although she has been away from home for decades like me, she has always maintained the habit of eating wonton in the New Year.
On New Year's Day, I made an appointment to go to her house to eat wonton. Students are also very particular about wonton. The key raw materials, such as "blended noodles" and vinegar, come from their hometown Hancheng.
In order to get a taste of the New Year and let me enjoy the process of eating wonton, we worked hard for several hours, from mashing noodles, wrapping wonton, steaming wonton, washing and cutting vegetables, and hooking soup with ingredients, and finally ate delicious Hancheng wonton, from which we also smelled the taste of our hometown ...