There are 162 varieties of original snacks in Shaxian County, Fujian Province, including flat meat (called wonton in the north), taro dumplings, rice jelly, bean curd balls, taro cakes and grass jelly, as well as taro buns, sugar dumplings, bean curd buns, bean curd brain, rice jelly skin, money eggs and oil jelly. The egg in Nanyang, the egg horn, the dried loach in Nanxia and the dried salted duck in Zhenghu are seasonal snacks, which can be described as dazzling and full of praise after tasting. Steaming, boiling, frying, roasting and salting have various processing methods. Rice, noodles, taro, tofu and other raw materials have unique local characteristics and rich sources, so every household can cook several kinds.
Here are some of the most common original snacks in Shaxian
1. Wonton: Wonton can be used as both a snack and a dish, and it is the most common and popular snack in Shaxian. Because of the differences in stuffing, soup, eating method and seasoning, there are 24 kinds of wonton, such as boiled wonton, fried wonton, fried wonton, three-fresh wonton, shrimp wonton and wonton noodles, which are thin-skinned, crispy, fresh and delicious, and small and lovely in shape.
2. Tofu: Shaxian Tofu can be made into an economical and delicious "Tofu Banquet" in Xian Yi, young and old. The whole set of Tofu Banquet has 18 dishes such as "Hongwu Tofu", and its appearance is quite appreciative. Peacocks, swallows, pandas and goldfish gather on the table, and pines, bamboos, cold plums and flowers stand on the plate, so that people can enjoy the food and get the artistic feeling.
3. Shaomai: Shaxian Shaomai is thin and small, and some cassava flour is mixed into the flour. After steaming, it is crystal clear, small and exquisite, which makes people feel appetizing at first glance. When it is used, it can be accompanied by a natural seasoning, lobster sauce, which can be mastered by consumers themselves.
4. Taro taro: Zhejiang and Shanghai are called "taro milk", which should be stewed, steamed, boiled, stewed, roasted and fried. It can be vegetarian, salty and sweet, and the entrance is smooth and fragrant. The snacks with taro as the main raw materials are taro dumplings and taro cakes.
5. Beef offal: "Beef Series" is a traditional dish and snack in Xiamao Town, Shaxian County. There are more than a dozen varieties, the most famous ones are stewed beef brisket and beef tendon, the most economical ones are scalded beef veneers and beef tripe, and the earliest famous ones are beef jerky, minced beef head and cooked viscera. Street snacks include beef intestines filled with rice slurry, beef lungs filled with rice slurry and beef blood filled with rice slurry.
6. Rice noodles: Shaxian is a grain-producing area, and there are many snacks with rice as the raw material, which can be roughly divided into two categories: one is that the big wood is cooked into rice first, and then the finished product is Ciba; The second kind is to grind rice into pulp, and then make it into food through frying, steaming, boiling and other processes. These snacks mainly include fried pulp paste, rice jelly, dried loach powder, pot paste, etc., which are full of color, fragrance and taste, making people salivate and have a big appetite.
7. Fish balls: Fish balls, also known as "fish balls", "dried fish" and "preserved fish", are made by chopping fish meat, adding egg white and starch, stirring, squeezing into small balls and cooking in slightly boiling water. Some are also wrapped with pork stuffing or shrimp stuffing, which is very delicious.