It is said that Guangzhou people eat delicious food

What they are greedy for is the "freshness"

Everything must be freshly baked and cooked to order

But there is one Cantonese-style delicacy

Compared with others, it is "stale", but people all over Guangzhou and even China love to eat it

Even those who don't like frozen food People

can't resist its delicious taste

Its name is canned dace with black bean sauce

When you hear the name, you can smell it after opening the package< /p>

The fragrant black bean sauce and fresh dace fish

If there is another bowl of rice on the side

I am afraid I can eat several bowls

< p> The current market price of canned dace with black bean sauce

is around 13 yuan

Almost every household must stock it

It does not seem to be a rare item < /p>

France was the first country in the world to invent canned food

It was to deal with food storage problems during the war

The French military issued a reward for preserved food method

The solution to this problem was a confectionery master named Appel

(France during World War II)

Later until the end of the Qing Dynasty

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It finally followed the foreign merchant ships

and landed in China

According to the "Guangzhou City Chronicle"

Guangzhou was established in 1893. Maoxiang Cannery

is the first canned food factory in China

And the world's first can of "canned dace with black bean sauce" was born here

(Guangmaoxiang Cannery)

The production technology of canned food was learned from foreign countries

But the recipe for making dace with black bean sauce is an authentic Guangdong specialty

Because dace is a warm-water fish

it cannot stay in fresh water of <7℃

And the one that can meet this condition is our Pearl River Delta

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The area where dace is rich is undoubtedly the best produced in Nanfanshun

And the reason why canned dace is so popular

Half of the credit goes to black bean paste

The fermented black bean paste that is abundant in Yangjiang and Luoding, Guangdong has a beautiful color and fragrance.

Two Guangdong specialties create a flavorful delicacy

The washed dace fish will last for several days. Pressed and dehydrated under tons of pressure

This way the dace meat will be firmer and more delicious

Then fry the dace until crispy

Then add it to the prepared canned tempeh

During the high-temperature sterilization process

the aroma of tempeh will penetrate into the fish from the outside into the inside

And it is said that the preserved tempeh is now The recipe of dace fish

is a secret recipe that has been kept for hundreds of years

Although times have changed, the flavor remains

So a can of classic canned dace fish with black bean sauce is made by This was born

Ganzhu, a well-known canned dace brand

Its cans are particularly outstanding

(Official photo of Guangdong Ganzhu Canned Co., Ltd.)

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Although it also has old rivals such as Eagle Money, Pearl River Bridge, and Golden Cherry Blossoms

But the one that people remember the most is still

"The Foreign Wife, the Local Man" was interrupted midway Its advertising

However, it is not

The “oldest” one

The first can of dace with black bean sauce produced by Guang Maoxiang in 1893

The trademark was “Eagle Mark Money”

Hence the phrase

"Centennial Eagle Money pioneered black bean sauce and dace"

Later Guang Mo Xiang was renamed Guang Qi Xiang

In 1912 in Hong Kong Registered the current "Eagle Money" trademark

The Eagle Money brand canned dace won the National Quality "Gold" Award

A few months ago, the "Red" brand was said to be demolished The predecessor of "Specialized Factory"

was the Eagle Money Cannery

To this day, you can still catch a glimpse of the majestic cannery from these photos

Because it has modern canning technology very early

The first can of eight-treasure porridge in China was also made here

The first can of canned herbal tea was also born here< /p>

It must be said that there are many firsts in the history of Chinese canning

All of them were given to the Eagle Money Cannery

The late 19th century

The Pearl River Delta area The craze of "going to Nanyang" has arisen

Before leaving home, their families will fry their own dace

Add tempeh and soybean oil, which are delicious with rice

Storage Prevent rot in earthen jars

The more people eat it, the more people will smell the business opportunities

So the mass production of canned dace with black bean sauce came from this

However, the situation at that time was not only the Japanese invasion of China

but also factors such as low quality and poor preservation ability of raw materials

There were many ups and downs in the process of making cans

As a result, the final products were not many and seemed very precious

Therefore, during that period of time, the impression given by canned food was always that of a mysterious and fashionable food

< p> But even in this harsh entrepreneurial environment

Canned dace with black bean sauce still "blazed a trail"

It went abroad and became the favorite of Nanyang people at that time

(New Express)

When I was a child, whether eating or drinking porridge at home

my father would go out to buy a can of dace with black bean sauce

Take out the fish and add black bean sauce and soybean oil to the rice

Stir it a bit

A bowl of ordinary white rice instantly becomes a delicious dish

(Official photo of Guangdong Ganzhu Canned Food Co., Ltd.)

If you finish eating the fish, you can stir-fry the remaining black bean sauce

It has become a new dish

Mr. Chua Lam once said:

“When it’s cold and the ground is freezing, when you’re hungry, have a bowl of hot white rice

And eat a piece of dace with black bean sauce

There is no more wonderful and satisfying meal than this”

That’s how the Cantonese people use this can of black bean dace to feed every child who doesn’t want to eat Filling every heart that misses home but cannot go home

(Official photo of Guangdong Eagle Money Co., Ltd.)

No matter how delicious every can of black bean dace can be

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It will still expire

But the shelf life of the taste of hometown you eat is forever

= Conclusion=

In fact, when it comes to eating Among the dishes, in addition to black bean sauce and dace, there are also fermented bean curd, olive vegetables, etc. These are all our favorite side dishes when we were children.

Nowadays, material life is getting better and better. It is not difficult to find delicacies from mountains and seas, but there are not many people who can recall the warmth of the past.

I wonder what was the most memorable meal in your childhood? Come to the comment area and tell me ~

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Reference materials: Micro Guangzhou, Poetic Flower City Life Circle)