Kangzai farmers often share some special foods and snacks in their hometown of Hepu, Beihai, Guangxi. Every time I see them, I can't help drooling, which is very distinctive and appetizing. Some time ago, I brushed a food video of Kangzai farmers making bamboo shells, with the caption: "Old bamboo shells are wrapped in brown glutinous rice, which tastes soft and sweet, with the fragrance of bamboo leaves", and it looks delicious.
This time, I was lucky enough to taste the same delicious snack of Kangzai farmers: bamboo slips in Hepu Old Street, Yueyue Town, Beihai, Guangxi. In addition, there are many local snacks, which are rich in variety and have their own characteristics. It is delicious.
First, bamboo slips
Bamboo shell has seen the video of Kangzai farmers. Glutinous rice flour and brown sugar are kneaded into a ball, a small glutinous rice ball is crushed, then wrapped in a clean bamboo shell, steamed in a pot and cooled. According to legend, the Hakkas who migrated to Hepu in the early days made a kind of "glutinous rice" by using the bamboo shell resources of Hepu and combining miscellaneous grains. In the cooking process, the fragrance of bamboo shell and trace elements penetrate into glutinous rice, making it taste unique, and it also has the effects of cooling and expelling wind and heat. Soft and sweet glutinous rice with the fragrance of bamboo shells has become a local specialty snack.
Second, Sophora japonica powder
Sophora japonica powder is also one of the most common sweets in Guangxi. Sophora powder is also called Sophora japonica. The powder is made by grinding Sophora japonica and rice into rice slurry. Sugar water is boiled with brown sugar, and some artificial colors can be added, which looks very appetizing. Most of them are yellow and green. There are three things to prepare Sophora japonica bean jelly, namely Sophora japonica seed, rice, lime and Sophora japonica seed.
Third, Momordica cochinchinensis
This is also one of the special snacks in Hepu, Beihai, which is similar to glutinous rice, except that the capsule juice of Momordica cochinchinensis and steamed Momordica cochinchinensis are added to the glutinous rice flour. Momordica cochinchinensis is a perennial herb vine. Using the sac juice in its fruit as a hairpin is sweet and refreshing, and does not stick to teeth. It has a faint fragrance, and has the effects of detumescence, stagnation elimination and detoxification. Hairpin skin is soft and tough, glutinous rice is mellow, and sesame stuffing is sweet but not greasy. It can reach the teeth from the lips, making people want to eat it. The color of Huang Cancan also makes people particularly appetizing.
Fourth, spicy cakes.
Spicy cakes can be eaten in many areas, and tea restaurants in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan will have this snack, which is also one of the delicacies in Hepu area. Spicy cake is a cake made of flour, old yeast, eggs, sugar, baking powder, cooked lard and other raw materials. When eaten fresh, it is very fluffy and soft, with a faint fragrance. Hepu people not only eat it at ordinary times because it is fluffy and delicious, but also moving to a new house is one of the commonly used cakes, which means great prosperity.
Five, pig cake
Pig cake is very famous in Guangdong and Guangxi. This is also a special snack food in Hepu, Hepu Mid-Autumn Festival food, which is made into the shape of a pig with a cake mold and put into a cage woven with bamboo sticks after baking, so the pig cage cake is also called "pig cage cake". Named after being made into the shape of a pig, it looks lovely and is deeply loved by children. It is food that Hepu people give to the elderly or children in the Mid-Autumn Festival. You must try it when you arrive in Hepu.
Sixth, the bowl
Bowl chai is also one of Hepu's special snacks. Because it looks like a chicken nest, there are generally two kinds, one is sweet with brown sugar or yellow sugar; The other is tasteless. You need to dip in seasoning, usually garlic vinegar or sugar oil, and then cut the bowl into small pieces with the distributed bamboo sticks, and you can eat it. Just put the prepared rice noodles in a steamer and steam them, leaving a small pit in the middle, which can be used to hold seasoning and eat together.
Seven, leaf hemp
Leaf hemp is made of leaf hemp, and the stuffing is usually wrapped in sesame sugar or heartless. Also known as Ma Yuan, it is a sweet food made by mashing ramie leaves and glutinous rice flour. It is a traditional snack that Hepu people like. The stuffing is mainly sesame sugar, and some fillings are steamed with shredded coconut and peanuts. When eating, the leaves and sesame seeds condense into a unique fragrance, which fills the mouth and is very delicious.
Eight, Hepu Gaizha
Gaizan in Hepu is a traditional snack in Hepu, and Gaizan in Guangong Town of Hepu is the most famous. Steamed with rice flour and divided into several layers. There are layers of taste. Generally, there are five layers, each layer is less than 5mm, and the top layer is "seasoning": pork, shrimp, fungus, celery, bamboo shoots and so on. Add sauce, vinegar and minced garlic to make a seasoning, which is sweet, sour, salty and spicy, fresh and smooth. You must try it when you get to Hepu.
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The above are eight special snacks in Hepu, Beihai, Guangxi. In addition to these kinds of delicacies, there are many "low-key delicacies" in Hepu that are worth exploring and tasting. Since watching the video of Kangzai farmers, I have been very interested in Hepu, a place rich in products, especially all kinds of delicious special snacks, which I can't stop eating.