Let's talk about it first Hand-grabbed noodles, as the name implies, are noodles that are eaten by hand, wrapped in dried tofu or spiced oil, and eaten in the palm of your hand. It doesn't seem to conform to hygienic habits, and it smells like a "clown", but it also makes people feel a kind of civilian atmosphere.
In addition, Huang Chengcheng is golden in color, soft and tough, with moderate salinity and mild taste, which is not easy to turn sour in the humid climate of southern Fujian. There are two authentic ways to eat hand-grabbed noodles. One is to add fried tofu to eat, so the hand-grabbed noodles are also called "dried bean noodles"; One is to add a delicious spiced food from southern Fujian, then add braised pork slices, barbecue slices, etc., add a few crisp fried vegetables or pickled cold cucumbers and cold radishes, and add vinegar and sugar to make it. It is best to add some sesame oil or pepper, roll it up, grab it, knead it into a spindle shape, dip it in some sauce, and then put it in your mouth with various cold dishes. Cold noodles, hot and sour sauce, plus a little cold dishes, with oily meat and bean curd residue, sour, sweet, fragrant, hemp, spicy, smooth and refreshing, so that your teeth and cheeks stay fragrant and eat heartily. There is also a special way to eat in rural areas of Changtai. Every time you squeeze peanut oil, wash your hands first, pour a little freshly squeezed peanut oil and pinch the noodles to taste good. Even if you eat it dry, you won't feel tired, and the more you chew, the better it tastes.
Changtai's hand-grabbed noodles can be eaten by hand, and there are other ways to eat them. For example, noodles, mushrooms, shrimps and three layers of meat are fried. Boil with water, add marigold, pour in beaten eggs, make marinated soup with water starch, and pour it on noodles to make marinated noodles. There is also ordinary soup instead of bittern, called water surface, and fried noodles, called fried noodles. In the rural areas of Changtai, every family should use this kind of noodles and three sacrifices to worship their ancestors on holidays. When important guests come, they will also invite people to treat them with fried noodles to show their enthusiasm and courtesy.
If you have a chance to watch the master make noodles by hand, it will be an artistic enjoyment. First of all, order alkali, and the proportion should be appropriate, because the quality of noodles depends on the proportion of alkali and water, and the efforts of old-fashioned hand-grabbed noodles in ordering alkali are strong. The second is dough mixing. The flour in the vat turned into a sticky mass in the blink of an eye, turned into bare dough between pushing, pulling, patting and kneading, and was placed on a special stick. The third is kneading dough. The master holds a crossbar, one end of which is inserted into the opposite groove and the dough is placed in the middle. People ride across one end of the crossbar and bounce on one leg. The crossbar fluctuates up and down with people and moves left and right. This is kneading dough and dancing. Only thoroughly kneaded noodles will have a strong flavor. Fourth, roll thin slices, the method is similar to the surface, one layer is too thick, sprinkle powder, and roll again until it meets the requirements. Step 5, cut the section into uniform strips with a knife, with a diameter of 2-3mm. Finally, the noodles are cooked in a boiling water pot, then taken out, rolled into palm-sized pieces and dried on a bamboo plaque. The noodles are handmade.
The loveliness of hand-grabbed noodles lies in that it is not only an attractive enjoyment of the tip of the tongue, but also a delicacy for the common people and the enjoyment of the pulp-selling generation. Although it is not elegant, it is delicious, nutritious and convenient. You don't need to borrow any tableware, you can chew it with your hands; There's no need to do nothing. Children eat while playing. Farmers in rural areas are biting their hands while carrying hoes and plows, just like "office workers" in cities today. In order to catch up with the time, they ate steamed bread and drank milk while walking in a hurry. There is no difference between staple food and snacks. When you are hungry, you can grab it and enjoy it at any time. Moreover, the combination of meat and vegetables is nutritious and cheap, so it is deeply loved by the people. It can also be seen that Minnan people are chic, relaxed and free.
—— Excerpt from Wenchang Changtai Ye Xiaoqiu
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