The pancakes are made one by one, the sticks of wheat are fragrant, the tofu is rolled with pickles, and everyone eats white and fat? In Xihe Town, Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province, there is such a popular folk song.

For a long time, pancakes have been the traditional staple food of Xihe people and are rich in local characteristics. Pu Songling, a famous writer of the Qing Dynasty who was born in Zichuan, once wrote an "Ode to Pancakes" to praise it.

In recent years, with the opening of the market, a large number of merchants have come to Zibo to do business. The Xihe Town Government has lost no time in promoting this famous food. Therefore, Xihe pancakes are known for their thinness as paper, taste like glutinous rice, rich nutrition, and delicious texture.

The exquisite features were an instant hit.

In Xihe, almost every family has a stone mill in their yard, which is used to grind the paste for making pancakes.

In the past, most rice pastes were corn, wheat and beans, but now Xihe people have developed more than 30 varieties of rice, millet, sesame, sorghum, red dates, vegetables, etc. for merchants to choose from.

Xihe pancakes are made by hand using traditional processing techniques. The grains need to be washed many times, soaked overnight, and then 1/3 or half of the ingredients are added. This way, the paste is better baked and the pancakes are more delicious.

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Grinding paste is a very labor-intensive matter. It takes two or three hours to grind twenty or thirty kilograms of grain. It takes an experienced hand to add materials to the grinder. You have to add more frequently and less, so that the paste will be fine and even.

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Tanning requires extremely high skills. If you want to master this unique skill, you must first be able to use the "three treasures" of Xihe people: spatula, rake and oil rub.

The spatula is made of iron, round, slightly convex in the center, and has three legs at the bottom. Firewood is used to heat the bottom, and pancakes can be baked on the top.

In the Tang Dynasty's "Jin Zai Chaoye" there is a saying about "cooking pancakes on hozen", which shows that pancakes have a long history.

Scraping rake, wooden, arc-shaped, with a handle, scoop the paste onto the cooked spatula and use it to spread it evenly from side to side.

Youcha, also known as oil grater, is a square grater sewn with more than a dozen layers of white cloth. It is dipped in cooking oil to rub the griddle to prevent pancakes from sticking to the griddle.

Because pancakes have many benefits, Xihe people regard them as a family meal, and making pancakes has become a skill that women must master. It is said that in the past, if a girl could not make pancakes well, it would be difficult to find a good husband.

In summary, pancakes have four major characteristics: First, they are as thin as paper, easy to mature or heat, and easy to eat. They can also be rolled into various dishes and eaten together. Children who go to school often show off to their mothers:? Bangzi noodle pancakes rolled with eggs, not

Give it to me and I won’t miss it.

?Second, it is made from pure grains, rich in fiber and sugar-free, making it easy for the human body to digest and absorb.

Third, it has a long storage time and is not suitable for deterioration. There is no need to add preservatives because it contains very little moisture and has been dried before sale.

Fourth, its hardness and toughness are higher than other pastas. It takes a long time to chew. It can stimulate the stomach and stimulate appetite. It can also drive facial nerve movement, maintain the sensitivity of visual, auditory and olfactory nerves, and delay aging. It can be regarded as a natural green health food.

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Nowadays, Xihe pancakes have become very popular among people. It has become the backbone of villagers' getting rich instead of providing food and clothing in the past.

According to statistics, there are more than 1,000 pancake processing households in the town, and more than 40 self-employed households that mainly sell pancakes. The annual sales of pancakes are more than 3 million kilograms, with sales reaching 10 million yuan.

With the strong support of the town government, pancake sales companies such as Tianjishan, Boyu, and Yongjie signed long-term supply contracts with farmers, forming a "company + farmer" business model, and actively expanded the market, with their products exported to Beijing,

Shanghai, Heilongjiang and other large and medium-sized cities.

Today, people in Xihe who have embarked on the road to wealth are still eating pancakes and pickled vegetables and tofu, living a real and prosperous life like ordinary people in the world, calmly and calmly.