So that there are dozens of kinds of meatballs in China traditional cuisine that stir the taste buds. Meatballs, jiaozi and glutinous rice balls are actually different names for a large category of snacks, such as jiaozi, also known as glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice balls; Meatballs, also called meatballs in Hubei.
Hubei people's love for "Mariko" is unmatched by other provinces. In Hubei people's memory, Chinese New Year can only be considered as Chinese New Year if they eat a mouthful of meat and a mouthful of delicious jiaozi.
Hubei is the "hometown of jiaozi". There is a saying in Hubei that there are many kinds of jiaozi, including jiaozi with meat, jiaozi with fish, jiaozi with lotus root, jiaozi with tofu and jiaozi with parsley. Like pork ribs and lotus root soup, hubei cuisine, jiaozi is the favorite of Hubei people.
I. Pearl Mariko
Pearl jiaozi is made of lean pork and fat, and then steamed with glutinous rice. After jiaozi is steamed, the whole sticky rice stuck outside is shiny and looks like pearls, hence the name. Most of Mianyang's steamed dishes are the main dishes in banquets, so Jianghan Plain is known as the custom of "not going to the top (referring to the steamer grid) and not going to the diners". This dish is mostly served in a small steamer. The diameter of traditional steamer is about 17 cm, which is small and exquisite, commonly known as "crib".
To make pearl balls, it is best to use fat, thin and three-seven-open meat as stuffing. Too thin and slippery, too fat and greasy. After jiaozi is steamed, it tastes soft and delicious. The glutinous rice grains wrapped in the outer layer stand up, crystal clear, white and shiny, really like round and smooth pearls.
Second, fish are round.
As a province of thousands of lakes, fish balls are one of the favorite foods of Hubei people. It is not an exaggeration to say that fish balls are a specialty of Hubei. On holidays, there are fewer fish balls on the dining table. The production of fish balls originated in the era of King Chu Wen. It is said that PANDA KID, the king of Wen, once got caught in the throat when eating fish, and immediately cut the chef angrily. Since then, every time King Wen eats fish, the chef has to cut the fish head, peel off the skin and remove the fishbone, and then chop it into fish balls. The earliest fish balls in China were also produced in Hubei.
Fish balls in Hubei are different from table tennis fish balls made of sea fish by the sea. Hubei fish balls are also Q-shaped, but they are tender and full of flavor than lactone tofu.
Third, tofu jiaozi.
Tofu jiaozi is one of the famous traditional folk dishes in Hubei Province. Steamed tofu with glutinous rice, pork belly, fish and shrimp skin. The taste is much more delicate and tender than pure meatballs, and the entrance has the feeling of melting at one touch. It melts in one bite without chewing and has the smell of tofu.
Fourth, lotus root jiaozi.
Lotus root can't be eaten. There are many lakes in Hubei, which have changed the world from ancient clouds and dreams, forming a good reputation as the hometown of thousands of lakes in Hubei. Jiaozi, a lotus root with lotus root as the main material, is also the favorite of Hubei people. Deep-fried lotus root jiaozi, crispy and thin skin wrapped in hot lotus root mud, delicious and soft, with a special aroma that people can't forget!
5. Braised handmade fresh meatballs on sunny days.
The production technology of braised fresh meatballs in sunny days is listed as municipal intangible cultural heritage. Braised hand-made fresh meatballs on sunny days are made of the first-class pig forelegs. Both minced meat and minced meat are made by hand, and minced meat is made by hand mixing with seasonings such as herring silk.
The meatballs were soaked and fried at the temperature of base oil until they were mature, locked in the moisture and nutrition of the meat, seasoned with broth and cooked, with the original flavor of Q-elastic meat tender. The golden meat is so fragrant that people can't refuse it!
China's jiaozi, glutinous rice balls and other foods emerge one after another, which are closely linked with the beautiful meaning of reunion in China culture. Eating jiaozi, imagining the picture of family reunion, warms the stomach and the heart.