Snack culture in Xiamen
Xiamen snacks are an important part of Xiamen's food customs. This is not only because Xiamen snacks reflect the imagination and creativity of Xiamen people. Its variety is rich and diverse, which is rare in China; Not only because Xiamen snacks are unique and unforgettable; And for Xiamen people, snacks can be snacks, meals and even banquets.
The most famous and popular snacks in Xiamen are: Frozen bamboo shoots, roasted meat dumplings, spiced, taro buns, leek boxes, taro dates, octopus, onions, marinated beans, marinated ducks, oyster porridge, batter, fried dates, tied feet, cakes, sugar and scallion cakes, pancakes, satay noodles, fish balls, fried oysters, sesame seeds, tribute squid and "fried".
The main ingredient of shrimp noodles is shrimp noodles, but the beauty is not shrimp noodles, but soup. First, shell the shrimp, put it in water and cook it, then pick it up and cook it with this soup. After boiling for the first time, filter out the shrimps, mash them, mix them with rock sugar and cook them again. Then the pork bone soup left on the dining table is sprinkled with chopped green onion and garlic to become the head of shrimp noodle soup. When eating, stir the noodles until they are cooked. Put a few cooked shrimp and pork slices in a bowl, add a spoonful of scallion oil and a little garlic paste, then scoop in the cooked shrimp soup and sprinkle with pepper. Delicious and unforgettable.
Frozen bamboo shoots are made of a kind of invertebrate mollusk "earth ball" that grows on the beach. Crystal clear, elastic, tender, crisp and refreshing, fresh, sweet and delicious, especially with various seasonings, with unique flavor. It is said that the "black mound" for making frozen bamboo shoots is only produced in the coastal beaches of Xiamen, Haicang and Anhai, and the quality produced in Gubai Port of Xiamen is the best. Unfortunately, land reclamation is no longer a port, and now frozen bamboo shoots only rely on Gaopu, Haicang and Anhai to provide raw materials.
Satay noodles are the most popular snacks in Xiamen today, which can be found almost everywhere, whether in downtown areas or deep alleys. The beauty of Satay's noodles is also in the soup. Good satay noodle soup is pig bone soup with satay hot sauce, peanut butter and so on. It is fresh, spicy and has a unique taste.
Sugar and scallion cakes used to be sold by many vendors carrying burdens along the street, but now they are only available in "good smell" restaurants. It is made of a special small spring pancake skin with a diameter of about five or six centimeters, wrapped with a small piece of special refined oil onion sugar, sour radish, onion, garlic, hot sauce and mango. After the entrance, everything is sweet, sour, spicy and salty, and the appetite is greatly increased.
Five spices are also extremely delicious. It uses a special kind of bean skin, wrapped in chopped lean meat, water chestnut, onion and so on. Wrap it into strips like spring cakes, then put it down in the oil pan and fry it until it is brown, cut it into several sections and eat it with seasoning. It is fragrant, crisp, crisp and fresh.
Oyster frying is to choose the "pearl shell" with black ears and white belly (the stronger the contrast between black and white, the fresher the description), mix with green garlic, leek and sweet potato powder, spread it in an oil pan and fry it thoroughly on both sides. Note that after cooking, spread out the scattered eggs and fry them together. Sprinkle some pepper after cooking, put some coriander leaves, dip mustard and hot sauce when eating, and it will be delicious, so that even the tongue will swallow it.
Taro paste, taro jujube and taro steamed buns are made by steaming betel nut taro, mashing it into mud, and then wrapping it with meat and bamboo shoots. Steamed in a steamer to make taro buns. Nothing, just add sugar, knead it into granules like dates, and then fry it, which is taro dates. If you add sugar and fry it in oil, it will become taro paste. After the taro is cooked, the surface is oily and will not smoke quickly, but it is very hot inside. If you don't know the details, you will suffer. There is also salty taro paste, such as the "fragrant paste hidden treasure" of Nanputuo vegetarian dishes, which is to wrap the apple paste in various dishes, steam the whole plate or bowl, and sprinkle some crispy and delicious shredded vegetables on the side, which is very delicious.
Over time, there are not many old brands that survived decades ago. But rising stars emerge one after another. Especially since the 1980s, the Eight Immortals have crossed the ocean, showing their magical powers and pushing snacks to a new climax.
One trend is to feast on popular snacks, represented by "delicious" restaurants. Like "Kowloon Plate", nine kinds of snacks are combined into a delicious plum blossom platter with the help of a full set of tableware, which is quite ingenious. At the same time, the snacks such as taro buns, meat dumplings and scallion cakes will be miniaturized and refined, so that people can taste all kinds of snacks at a snack feast. Snack feast, twelve dishes and knives are all flavor snacks that can be seen in the streets and lanes of Xiamen, but they are more exquisite and delicious than those stalls.
Another trend is "home-cooked" snacks. Such as jujube, braised duck, spiced, dried bean curd, salted chicken gizzard and so on. There are many stalls in various vegetable markets, which are specially designed to take home home-cooked dishes for customers.
Whether it is a "feast" or a "homely" snack, it shows how much Xiamen people love snacks. I believe that snacks in Xiamen will further develop and become more colorful and unforgettable.