Ping-pong fruit is a mistake of "Penang fruit". Because it is easy to call and remember, it has been inherited as a traditional snack in Jieyang. In 1997, it was recognized as the first "Chinese famous snack" in China.

according to legend, at the end of the southern song dynasty, in order to avoid war and resist hunger, people in Jieyang made glutinous rice by grinding it into glutinous rice. Because of its special fragrance, it is popular, and then it uses Penang powder (fried rice flour) as fruit filling to make unique Penang fruit.

Ping-pong fruit is a traditional snack in Chaoshan. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the war and resist hunger, Jieyang County made a mousetrap by mixing it with glutinous rice and grinding it into glutinous powder. Because of the fragrance of the rat's wort, this product is very popular, and then it is made from the bran of Penang.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became famous in Chaozhou and spread abroad. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a master surnamed Li at the south gate of Jieyang County, who specialized in the management of Penang preserves. He not only kept the original flavor and characteristics, but also printed patterns on the preserves with wooden molds and used tofu film as the bottom. After cooking, he coated a thin layer of peanut oil on the preserves, making Penang preserves more popular.

in the early 195s, when foreigners bought Penang in Jieyang, the misconception that it was ping-pong was handed down.

In the traditional method, glutinous rice flour is used as the crust, and proper amount of peanut oil is added, which is repeatedly and evenly mixed into thick mud; The stuffing is mainly made of Penang bran, with cooked sugar, chopped peanuts, sesame seeds, orange cake and so on. When making, first take a small piece of blank, knead it into a round slice, put in a proper amount of stuffing, knead it into a round shape, then print the pattern with a wooden mold or a ceramic mold, and take the tofu film as the bottom. After steaming and drying, the ping-pong bowl has the advantages of clear and soft appearance and crispy and sweet inside.

When eating, it is generally necessary to steam and cook again, and fry it with thick fat and slow fire to make it crispy and soft.

Penang tree is changed from the edge of mouse. The so-called "preserved Penang" means that its stuffing is made of preserved Penang. Penang bran is named after baking glutinous rice with charcoal fire or frying it in a sealed tin can, and then grinding it into powder after baking.

there is a legendary story about the formation and development of the traditional snack "Penang"-a legendary story about Huang Qiyou, the sage of Jieyang in the late Ming Dynasty, and Penang.

Huang Qiyu (1599-1666) was born in Guangmei Village, Yuhu, Jieyang. In the eighth year of tomorrow, the Jinshi of Wuchen, recommended by Guo Zhiqi, Song Zhaoyuan, Haiyang Guchao, Rao Pingliang, Ying Long, Yang Rensi and Puning Chen, are called "the seven sages after Chaozhou". Huang Qiyu successively served as the magistrate of Gu 'an County, the magistrate of Dong 'an County, the editor of Hanlin Academy, the left assistant minister of Ritual Department, and the minister of Ritual Department, and served as an official at the banquet. When the Ming dynasty was about to be destroyed, he knew that there was nothing he could do, and he quickly went up and down, and "the bones returned."

After Huang Qiyu returned to his hometown of Guangmei Village, Yuhu, Jieyang, Du Men stayed at home, calling himself a layman in the Green Garden, and devoted himself to landscapes and poetry. He is the author of Poems and Grass in Green Garden and Collected Works of Pingzhai, but he lost his life at the end of Fu Zi. At present, there are only one article "The Six Pagodas of Han Dynasty" and one poem "Passing through the Old Pavilion" recorded in Jieyang County Records:

A fireworks field in the past, walking around with a stick.

the mountain is still fresh, and the water is leisurely.

cool air invades the river and the moon, and the breeze enters Gu Lou.

now that the gun is mixed, the scenery is quiet.

according to legend, after tasting the moustache made by his family in his hometown, Huang Qiyu had a brainstorm, improved the original skin and stuffing, improved the Jieyang moustache into the present Penang moustache, and spread it from his family to shops and inns, and the demand was in short supply.

after a long historical process, the pastry chefs in Penang have constantly improved and changed the crust and stuffing, so that Penang has constantly adapted to the needs of the times and the people's material level. In 198, Jieyang ping-pong box crossed the Yangtze River and went to Beijing to attend the national famous brand snack exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce. Now, the Jieyang table tennis box produced by Hongzhi Food Factory in Jiedong County, Jieyang City has been improved into a variety of Chaoshan gourmet gift boxes with low sugar, fragrance, vacuum packaging and portability. In December, 1997, China Cuisine Association held the first national recognition meeting of Chinese famous snacks in Hangzhou, and Jieyang Ping Pong Guo produced by Jiedong Hongzhi Food Industry Co., Ltd. was awarded as "Chinese famous snacks". The following year, the first Chaoshan Food Festival in Jieyang gave Ping-Pong Guo (Jiedong Hongzhi Food Co., Ltd.) the honorary title of "Top Ten Chaoshan Snacks" and ranked it at the top of the "Top Ten".

why is Penang called ping pong? There are two sayings: First, when making the bran of Penang, the glutinous rice is stir-fried in a tripod or baked in an oven for thermal expansion, making a "split racket" sound, just like the sound of playing table tennis, so it was renamed Ping Pong Guo; Another argument is that when foreigners bought Penang dumplings in Jieyang, they mistakenly thought it was "ping pong dumplings" and passed it down. In 1956, the "Penang" produced by Jieyang catering industry was sent to hotels, inns, docks and stations by special personnel every day for promotion. And "Penang" Jieyang people have a hard time pronouncing correctly, and it is even more difficult to pronounce and make people listen accurately when dealing with foreign customers. In a business, a foreign customer asked the salesman, "What did you call it?"? Is it called' ping pong'? " Because "Penang" and "Ping Pong" are similar in pronunciation, at that time, the salesman said by mistake, "Yes, it's called Ping Pong."

Because it's easier and smoother to call "Ping Pong" than "Penang", people changed "Penang" to "Ping Pong" within a few days.

Penang's crust is soft, and its stuffing is crispy and sweet. This fragrance comes from "Ping Pong bran", that is, the bran powder made by repeatedly baking glutinous rice with shells in a tripod. Because glutinous rice can produce a special grain flavor after baking, it is this flavor that forms the attractive characteristics of Jieyang table tennis cup.

you can often eat it on holidays now.