Therefore, the special snacks in the Aojiang River Basin are also the special snacks in Wenzhou.
1 Tangyuan
Formerly known as Zhengde Tangtuan, it began in the 27th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (190 1) and has been handed down from generation to generation for a long time. People in Wenzhou regard eating jiaozi as auspicious, and have always had the custom of entertaining guests in jiaozi. When young people in urban areas are engaged, they should send jiaozi vouchers to their relatives and friends to show their affinity and happiness. Overseas Chinese return to China and regard eating jiaozi as their hometown. Jiaozi in front of the county seat is made of fine glutinous rice, which is not broken when cooked, and has a delicate taste and a unique reputation. 8 per bowl, just right. There are many varieties of 10, and Ma Xin jiaozi is sweet and delicious. Mashed jiaozi is mellow and refreshing. When the entrance of fresh meat jiaozi is bitten open, a fragrant juice will flow out, which is extremely delicious. These three varieties are the most popular. 199865438+In February, the Ministry of Internal Trade held the first national recognition activity of "Chinese Famous Snacks" in Hangzhou, and Ma Xin Tangyuan in Xianqian Tangyuan Store was recognized as "Chinese Famous Snacks".
2. Fish balls
Fish balls are fresh? ? Fish as the main ingredient, cut into thin strips, marinate with wine and monosodium glutamate for a while, add white starch, pick it with your fingers in boiling water, and it will be cooked when it floats. When eating, scoop the original soup into a small bowl and add rice vinegar, monosodium glutamate, pepper and chopped green onion. There are many fish ball shops and stalls in the streets and alleys of Wenzhou. On the full moon of 1998 12, the fish balls in Wenzhou restaurant are recognized as "Chinese snacks" with their good flavor and characteristics, together with the dumplings in front of the county seat.
For fish balls, the impression should be something similar to a ball, but the fish balls in Wenzhou are different. I saw irregular objects floating in the fish soup dotted with vegetables. Carefully scooped up a spoonful and sent it to your mouth. There is a faint fishy smell between lips and teeth. After chewing hard, I found that this "fish ball" is quite energetic and elastic.
3.[ White Snake Biscuit]
At the end of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, there was an open sesame cake shop on the right side of Futoumen Bell Tower in Wenzhou. The sesame cake with scallion oil is made by adding 8.5 kilograms of lard into every 50 kilograms of flour and kneading it into crisp noodles; The stuffing is diced bacon and fat meat, shrimp soaked in wine, sweet pickles, shredded Beijing and winter vegetables and chopped green onion, mixed with sesame oil. Bake with charcoal after molding. The baked cookies are light yellow and crisp. Because female shopkeepers like to wear white clothes, many people call them "White Empresses" in Legend of the White Snake, and the baked cookies are also named after them.
4. gnome muffin: as sweet and soft as marriage
Don't look at the muffins in this photo. It looks small, but it is full of weight. It is reported that this short muffin is actually a kind of lard glutinous rice sugar cake. They are all made of this year's pure glutinous rice, ground into fine powder with water, mixed with pork fat diced, sweet-scented osmanthus and sugar, then cooked and cut into pieces. The short muffins sold now taste soft and waxy, sweet and salty, and the osmanthus flowers dotted on them are even more fragrant. For the first time, the five of us opened our stomachs and were full after eating only half. 10 yuan's full price is really affordable. It is said that this kind of "short muffin" was invented by War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in his later period. At that time, a Wenzhou native named Gu Jinfang set up a stall in Wuma Street in the urban area to make muffins, which was famous for its exquisite materials and fine production. Because Gu Jinfang is short, he calls his cake "short muffin". This kind of muffin is sweet and waxy when it is hot, and more tenacious and fragrant when it is slightly cold. In addition to this short muffin made of white glutinous rice, there is also a muffin made of blood glutinous rice, which is also very sweet. Listen, we love this muffin. Before leaving, the bride and groom also gave us a short muffin with sticky rice blood. This is really a big surprise.
5. Dragon Wonton: as colorful as marriage
After eating this short muffin, I have to mention Wenzhou's "Dragon Wonton", which is short and long, and looks very well matched, becoming a duet of Wenzhou snacks. Similar to the story of short muffins, the origin of this ancient wonton name is also related to the height of the inventor at that time. It is said that in 1930s, Chen Libiao, an old man from Wenzhou, peddled wonton in downtown Wenzhou, and later opened a shop in Yufeng Bridge. His wonton is as thin as paper, full of fresh meat, like a cloud, and the soup is clear and delicious, which is appreciated by everyone. His wonton is also called "Dragon Wonton".
How can such Wenzhou snacks be missed? We found it on the corner snack street when we were wandering in Wuma Street in Wenzhou. When it was served, I saw this bowl of wonton, like a hibiscus out of water, steaming and fragrant against the background of green spinach. In particular, the toppings of the wonton cover are particularly colorful: yellow shredded eggs, purple laver, red shrimp, green shallots ... put a wonton on a spoon, put it on your mouth and just take a bite. The wonton skin is delicate and soft, the wonton soup is moist and refreshing, and the wonton stuffing is delicious and fragrant.
6. Doumentou Dengzhan Cake
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Dahai and Chen Suihai, two brothers from Wenzhou, sold lanterns and cakes at the steep gate of the East Gate. They emphasize quality, build brands and use exquisite materials. The prepared lamp cake has crisp skin and refreshing meat filling. Delicious and famous, it's called steep headlights.
It is said that during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, two brothers surnamed Chen in Wenzhou made and sold a dim sum shaped like a lamp at Doumentou Road Pavilion at the east gate of the city. It is like a lamp, with a unique taste. It became famous for a while, so it was called "lamp cake".
Now, the most famous in Wenzhou are "King" and "Flat Head" Gordon. At present, there are many varieties of dengzhan cake, among which abalone is the most expensive and shredded radish is the most common. I saw the master first spread a layer of pulp in the big spoon, filled the spoon with shredded radish and covered it with a layer of pulp. I heard from the master that the paste should be just right and look very thin, but it obviously overflowed the spoon but could not flow down. When this is done, put the spoon under the boiling oil and the fragrance will click. Just listening to the sound makes people drool, not to mention the aroma; After the lamp cake is fried in oil to a certain extent, it needs to be turned over. Lift the spoon, shake it a few times, shake off the oil, and then suddenly lift it. The cake will turn around in mid-air and then fall back into the spoon steadily. Such a high-grade light cake has a natural and extraordinary taste, crisp and sweet skin and refreshing meat.
7.jelly
It is made by boiling the glue of grouper (i.e. yellow croaker) into a thin paste and cooling it to form jelly. When you eat it, cut it into small strips and add ginger vinegar. It's delicious. There are vendors selling along the street, which can be used as snacks or banquets.
8. Knock on fish
Is prepared from fresh fish and sweet potato powder; Knock it into thin fillets with a mallet, cut it into strips or diamonds, and cook it in water. There are also slices, dried and stored as snacks and condiments when entertaining guests. \
Flavor characteristics:
The taste is moist and refreshing.
Fish cake
Wenzhou fish cake was famous as early as the Republic of China 10 (192 1). At that time, Zhou Ashi, a native of Yongqiangsha Village, monopolized fish cakes. The main raw materials are tofu, stone powder and oil, which are made into long strips, steamed in a steamer and then fried in an oil pan. People call it "fish cake". Now, the method of making fish cakes has been further improved. When making fish cakes, first scrape the yellow croaker and hairtail with less thorns and more meat into minced meat, add wine, mix with human tofu, mashed vegetables, onions, ginger and sweet potato powder, knead into dough, and then make cakes, or put them in a steamer, or fry them in an oil pan until brown, and then stew them in a pot. Can be eaten alone, can also be cut into pieces and boiled, or shredded and fried with seasoning.
[horseshoe pine]
It was first born at the White Elephant Place in Yueqing during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and was named after its horseshoe shape. It uses flour and brown sugar as the skin, and sugar heart, bacon, shredded Pat Ting Hung melon, cooked sesame powder and osmanthus as the stuffing. The blade is inclined and the mouth is cut five times. The sugar core is exposed by hand, stuck to the inner wall of the high-temperature charcoal stove barrel, and baked with open fire, which has the characteristics of crisp skin and soft heart.
[Maqiao]
Formerly known as Qiao's, it originated from the custom of folk women begging for cleverness from Vega on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Maqiao is made of high-quality flour, sucrose, lard, salt, soda and other raw materials, made into a tongue shape, sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked. Maqiao, produced by Wenzhou Bread Food Factory, won the 1983 Zhejiang Commercial Tradition Best Product Award.
[Gift cake]
Wenzhou's gift cakes strive to cater to different levels of love in plastic arts and pattern design. Children's birthday cakes are often piled with vivid images, such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and China Zodiac. There are as many as nine layers of birthday cake for the elderly, each layer has different auspicious patterns, and the rice carving of the birthday girl is placed in the middle of the top floor, which is colorful and beautiful in shape. Wenzhou's famous gift cake shops include Jixiangju, Jimi, Gui Xiang Village and Adobei.
[pancake]
Wenzhou people have the custom of eating pancakes on the Dragon Boat Festival. It's difficult to make pancakes. First of all, the ratio of flour to water should be appropriate. After mixing well, hang it in your hand. Drag the batter into an iron frying pan and fry it for a while, then bake a piece of dough with a diameter of about 2 1 cm and as thin as silk. Put the dough on a flat plate, add the fried stuffing such as shredded pork, shredded mushroom, mung bean teeth, shredded egg, shredded eel and leek, roll it into a cylindrical shape, and dip it in the original stuffing for eating.
Rice surface layer
It is almost like a pancake, except that it is covered with rice flour. It is a specialty of Taishun!
[orange juice drink]
Orange juice granules are used as raw materials, natural spring water is used as raw materials, no preservatives are added, the taste is pure, the nutrition is rich, the detoxification and heat clearing are realized, the body fluid is promoted to quench thirst, and it has Jiangnan flavor.
Oil egg
Glutinous rice flour balls, filled with hemp heart or bean paste, dipped in white sesame seeds and fried, are old yellow when cooked. It looks like a duck egg, slightly long and hollow, and is called an oil egg; It also contains fresh pork and mushrooms, which are slightly larger than table tennis and called hemp balls. Li Datong, a century-old shop in Ruian, started with fried dough sticks.
[Nanxi Mountain Powder Dumpling]
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Nanximai pancake
Nanxi wheat cake originally came from Shatou, Yongjia. Shatou has always been a dock where stern boats stop passengers and wait for the high tide. The wheat cakes here have a special taste. Travelers are always kept as dry food. The original ingredients of a wheat cake are: half a catty of wheat flour, one egg and one tablespoon of vegetable oil, which are stirred and kneaded into a concave shape and embedded with pickles, fresh meat, boiled shrimp and monosodium glutamate. Wrap it, beat it into a flat circle with a mallet, put it in a frying pan, and then bake it in the oven. Eating is loose, crisp and fragrant, which is called eating.
Nanxi glutinous rice candy
Germinate wheat into malt, dry it in the sun, grind it into powder, mix it into cold glutinous rice porridge in proportion, ferment it for five to six hours, scoop it into a tofu rack, squeeze it, take its saccharin, pour it into a large iron pot and cook it with firewood. When the sugar is boiled until it bubbles, pour in the cooked soybeans, stir them evenly, scoop them into the fried rice noodles and dry them hard.
[white elephant cake]
Sweet cake, a tribute brand created by Baixiang Town, Yueqing County, has a history of more than 50 years. It is made of glutinous rice flour as the main material, sesame, cotton sugar and orange cake as the auxiliary materials, and steamed. Its characteristics are white, sweet and soft.