Dim sum

According to legend, a general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was deeply moved when he saw his soldiers fighting bloody battles day and night, heroically killing the enemy and repeatedly making meritorious deeds. He immediately ordered the people to bake delicious cakes and sent people to the front to comfort the soldiers as a token of "a little token of appreciation". Since then, the name of "dim sum" has spread and has been extended to this day.

Textual research on "dim sum"

Looking back at Zhang Si's Records of Tufeng, the article "dim sum" goes: snacks are called dim sum, see Records of Wu Zengman. After Tang Zheng stayed in Jianghuai, his family prepared his wife's breakfast. The wife said that his brother said, "I haven't finished my makeup yet, so I can have a snack." It can be seen from the text that dim sum also refers to morning meal in ancient times.

In the same book, Zhou Hui's Record of the North Shaft is quoted as saying, "After washing the persimmon, snacks have arrived." Later, it is explained that dim sum is steamed bread, wonton, steamed stuffed bun, etc., which has been named in the Tang Dynasty.

As for a tea-eater, according to the local wind record, "Dry snacks are called tea-eaters. See Yu Wenmao's Zhao Jinzhi:' My husband bowed to the door in advance, wrote wine, and three lines of wine, such as China cold utensils and honey cakes, called tea-eaters.' Saqima

From the literature, dim sum and tea are different in nature, but they have long been confused.

north and south dim sum

according to my investigation, the history of dim sum in the north is ancient, while that in the south is new. The ancient one may still have the system of Tang and Song Dynasties, but the new one is only in the middle of Ming Dynasty. There are two commonly used words on the signboard of dim sum shop, which I want to borrow and use here. It seems to be appropriate. The north can be called "official tea" and the south is "fine lake". -Zhou Zuoren's Dim Sum in the North and South

The following is the origin of dim sum

Saqima, which is a traditional pastry of Manchu people from snacks to big snacks. The older generation called it Manchurian cake, and some people translated it into Chinese, called it sugar wrapped or golden silk cake, but most people still like to call it Saqima!

chef's quick words: kill the rider!

There is an interesting story about the origin of this dim sum: It is said that a Manchu general who worked in Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, surnamed Sa, loved to ride horses and hunt, and he must eat dim sum every time after hunting. It can't be repeated! Once, before going out hunting, General Sa specially ordered the chef to "bring something new". If he couldn't satisfy him, he was ready to go home and eat himself!

When the chef in charge of dim sum heard this, he was naturally very nervous. When he was absent, he fried the dim sum stained with egg liquid! It happened that at this moment, the general urged for snacks again, and the chef got angry and cursed: "Kill that rider!" "Only in a hurry to set out snacks.

Unexpectedly, General Sa was quite satisfied after eating it. When asked about the name of this snack, the chef was in shock and immediately replied, "Kill the horse! As a result, the general heard that he was riding a horse. It was wonderful to say that he was surnamed Sa and loved riding a horse, and he even praised him, hence the name Saqima.

only when the sugar is hot can it taste soft!

Master Liu Zhenan, the chef of Migo Bakery who demonstrated this snack for us, said that the action of mixing sugar is the most critical step in making Saqima. The freshly fried dough must be mixed with sugar while it is hot, otherwise the dough will become brittle when it is cold, and it will be brittle when mixed with sugar, so it will not taste crisp!