Dacige ranks first among the "Eight Scenes in the Upper Valley" and has the reputation of "Lingxiao in the City Pavilion", which has become a symbol of Baoding, an ancient city. Therefore, there is a saying that "you have never been to Baoding before you reach Dacige". Dacige has been a Buddhist shrine since ancient times and is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.
In history, there were some ancient poems praising Daci Pavilion, such as "Who built Xuling Pavilion in the thoroughfare and kept it as a grand view for the residents", "Looking at the treetops of the buildings in Yanshi, there are blue clouds in the Golden Pavilion in the Garden", "Going out without bodhi clouds, hanging in the city with kindness and prajnaparamita" and so on.
Dacige sesame oil began in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227) and originated from the sesame oil workshop of Dacige Buddhist Temple. In the 30th year of Qing Qianlong (AD 1765), when Emperor Qianlong passed by Baoding, Dacige sesame oil was designated as imperial food by Emperor Qianlong by chance.
Adhering to the long history of the ancient temple, Dacige sesame oil is made of excellent materials and rigorous workmanship. Selected sesame seeds are processed by a special small stone mill, which keeps the quaint flavor of sesame oil. Dacige sesame oil "looks like amber. Smell its fragrance and give it to relatives and friends as a gift."
Dacige sesame oil, with its rich historical and cultural background and excellent internal quality, has been baptized by years and passed down from generation to generation, becoming the treasure of traditional vegetarian culture in Baoding, the ancient city.
The History of Sesame Oil in Dacige
Dacige sesame oil workshop has a long history, which was founded in Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty for three years (A.D. 1227). For a long time, Dacige sesame oil has the saying that "its color is like amber, and when it smells fragrant, it will flush the nose and give it to relatives and friends as a gift" and "inherit the legacy of the ancient temple and spread the delicious taste of the manor".
This kind of "inheriting the legacy of ancient temples and spreading manor food" can easily arouse people's interest in exploration. Which temple is this ancient temple? Which manor is this manor? Is this ancient temple and manor still there today? What is the connection between this sesame oil and ancient temples and manors? What's the story in it?
According to research, the ancient temple mentioned here is Dacige (also known as Zhenjue Temple) in Baoding, and the manor is Yaoshanwang Manor in Baoding.
After the Qing dynasty was sealed in Baoding, it began to build Wang Manor in Yaoshan, Baoding. There was a young man named He in the kitchen behind the manor. He is smart and capable, good at white cases and red cases, and his skills are different. Every day, the food is colorful, delicious and suitable for all ages, and everyone can't help but praise it. Xigun Wang's family has been living outside Shanhaiguan for a long time, and they have been in the army for many years, so they have no time to care too much about food. Coupled with the cold in the northeast, there are not many kinds of food, and you can rarely enjoy the delicious food in the Central Plains. The young man surnamed He won the favor of the owner of the manor with his excellent cooking skills and soon became a chef in the kitchen.
One day, Xigun Wang and the housekeeper were talking about the kitchen. The housekeeper told him that the unique taste of this food is not only because of the exquisite dishes, but also because of the unique taste of the small ground sesame oil used by young people named He. Wait until you call the young man named He and ask about the origin of this sesame oil skill. I didn't expect the young man to be reluctant and stop talking several times. Clever Xigun Wang thought there must be something hidden in it. After many enlightenments and repeated questioning, the young man did not hesitate.
It turns out that this young man's surname is He, and he lives in Yizhou. His ancestor was an official in the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Jin dynasty, the national situation declined, thieves and robbers in Hebei rose and the situation was chaotic. Zhang Rou, who lives in Dingxing, took the opportunity to gather people to build a village, recruit and build a team, and the strong men of the clan party echoed in succession, and their power soon expanded. His behavior and influence attracted the attention and appreciation of Miao Daorun, the general manager of Jin State, and he was found to be a rare talent, so he was hired by the court. First, he was appointed as Dingxing county magistrate, and soon he was promoted to Qingzhou defense ambassador. At this time, He's ancestor He was Miao Daorun's man. Later, Miao Daorun was framed by his lieutenant Jia Jun, and Zhang Rou angered Miao Daorun's men and vowed to avenge him. He did everything possible to get the golden tiger charm worn by Miao Daorun and give it to him. Therefore, they were elected as the authority of Miao Daorun, and this has been following the war.
Mongolian soldiers out of the Zijinggou, Zhang Rou led his men to meet in Langya Ridge, but the horse was captured. Mongolians know the great value of Zhang Rou. Therefore, he promised to recognize and retain all Zhang Rou's positions and titles in the Jin Dynasty, continue to maintain his original position as a "world official" in Hebei, and continue to rule and expand his jurisdiction. That is, it integrates military power, administrative power, financial power and supervision power. The power of the world can be passed down from generation to generation, from brother to brother. You can also recruit talents in your own fief opening house.
In the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227), Zhang Rou, who had been promoted to Marshal Baozhou by Yuan Meng, felt that the city was close to the Western Hills, with a small area and a remote location, which was not convenient to strengthen the rule over the vast areas in the east and south, and further developed his power. But in the east, Baozhou is located in the plain, and it is also a north-south fortress, and its strategic position is obviously much more important than the whole city. In the spring of this year, Zhang Rou moved to Baozhou Town and entered the deserted Shuntian Fucheng. He was optimistic about this land of geomantic omen and began the reconstruction and revival of Baozhou City. Because of the huge project, it took decades and used a lot of financial and material resources. In addition to the army and local civilian workers, there are a large number of craftsmen and artists from the south. Many talented literati fled because of the war, so Zhang Rou recruited talents to help him plan. Yuan Haowen, a famous writer and historian, and Hao Jing's Linyi Pavilion both recorded the reconstructed Baozhou City, which was unprecedented in scale, magnificent and beautiful. During the construction of Baozhou, 15 Buddhist temples,1/Taoist temples and 4 Buddhist shrines were restored and built. Focusing on the creation of Dacige, Yuan Haowen said in "The Construction of Shuntianfu": "The only Dacige is unique, magnificent and above the sky. Only Yan's Buddhist altar has become a national strength, which can be like an ear. " Dacige is an official temple, which is different from ordinary temples. At that time, Xiang Bo led the troops to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty. His younger brother, He Boce, participated in the construction of temples such as Dacige, and served as the competent official of temples such as Dacige.
During the Yuan and Mongolia dynasties, monks and Taoists enjoyed special political and economic interests, and temples could obtain land and operate profitably. Therefore, everything in Dacige is not limited to land, mountains and rivers, but also operates businesses and handicrafts such as cellar smelting, workshops, standard warehouses, bathhouses, shops and warehouses. Among many industries, He Boce, named after Dacige, and the sesame oil mill run by his family are the most famous. Its sesame oil has a unique taste and distinctive features. Over time, people call it Dacige sesame oil.
After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was established. In view of his experience as an official in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to escape the blow, he had no choice but to go down to Yizhou, Wanzhou and other rural areas to avoid disaster. After the decline of family wealth, the Ho family has been inheriting the skill of grinding sesame oil and living the life of ordinary people in the countryside with the simple concept of "one stroke reaching the sky". However, due to years of war, the He family was also displaced and homeless. The young man surnamed He was forced by life and came to the Wangjia Manor in Yaoshan, Baoding as a helper.
Xigun Wang couldn't help crying when he heard the young man's expression. Things have changed, and the situation has changed! At the same time, Xigun Wang found business opportunities from his own experience. Sesame oil is closely related to people's lives and has great potential. He began to pay more attention to this young man named He. Wang's manor developed rapidly. When the preparatory work for the sesame oil mill began, the young man surnamed He, who had reached middle age, naturally became the big shopkeeper of the sesame oil mill in Dacige.
The sun and the moon have passed, so you can't chase them. However, Dacige sesame oil passed down from Yaoshanwang Manor in Baoding has been passed down from generation to generation. Although the years have changed, its quaint taste is still fragrant! Dacige Plain began in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227) and originated from the Zhaitang of Dacige Temple, with a history of nearly 800 years. Dacige plain noodles originated from Dacige Temple and inherited from Yaoshan Wangjia Manor.
The vegetarian face of Dacige belongs to the category of Buddhism, that is, the temple is vegetarian and pays attention to lightness and ingenuity.
Dacige, with its plain face facing the sky, has the reputation of eye-catching, appetizing and enlightenment.
Eye-catching face: A good face is the first criterion of Dacige's plain face, and Dacige's plain face emphasizes appearance and color matching. Noodles are white, soup is brown, and there are green vegetables, tomatoes and mushrooms to increase appetite.
Appetizing noodles: mainly in the cooking of soup, as the saying goes: noodles are delicious, the taste lies in soup, and the soup is successful. Taste is king, noodle soup should be cooked, supplemented by health ingredients such as medlar, jujube, angelica and shredded ginger. After several hours of blending and boiling, the auxiliary materials were completely released from the soup, which was rich and deep, forming the unique taste of Dacige plain noodles!
Initiated face: A good face has its own good taste. Dacige plain flour is made of wheat heart, and the roots are smooth and smooth. In addition, it is served with Dacige sesame oil and Dacige sesame sauce produced by Dacige as condiments, which is memorable! General situation of pickles in Dacige
Dacige has become a symbol of Baoding with the reputation of "Lingxiao City Pavilion", so there is a saying that "I have never been to Baoding before I went to Dacige". Dacige has been a Buddhist shrine since ancient times and is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Dacige pickles began in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227). In the 30th year of Qing Qianlong (A.D. 1765), Emperor Qianlong passed through Baoding. Because of coincidence, Dacige pickles were designated as imperial meals by Emperor Qianlong.
Dacige pickles are made of traditional craft sauce, with fine workmanship and exquisite materials. They are sweet, salty, tender and crisp, and have a strong sauce flavor.
Dacige pickles purchases raw materials, and in order to be excellent, it does not hesitate to pay a lot of money. For example, if you buy a carrot, you should give a price, but you must keep it tender and crisp. If you buy leek flowers, you need fresh and pure flowers, without seeds and bells. But the purchase price is often twice that of ordinary leeks. The finished product made of this raw material has no wood and slag.
In order to ensure the pure taste of Dacige pickles, its sales links are strict. Pickles should be stored in a sauce jar, and how much they are sold from the jar to the customers is completed in a very short time.
Dacige pickles are nutritious and varied, including Dacige pickles, Dacige pickles, Dacige pickles, Dacige sauces, Dacige sauces, Dacige sauces and peanuts. Its shape is strip, silk, diced, corner, block and slice, and its color is sauce yellow or golden yellow.
The above pickles can be packed in baskets, bottles, bags or mixed with almond paste, walnut paste and other accessories to make assorted pickles, which have simple flavor and good color, fragrance, taste and shape.
For hundreds of years, Dacige pickles not only retained its fine tradition of northern flavor, but also gradually absorbed the characteristics of southern pickles, forming its own unique production technology, and always maintained the sweet, salty and tender sauce flavor of the older generation.
History of pickles in Dacige
The founder of Dacige Sauce Garden is the department of Cai Guogong in Yuan Dynasty and He Boce, the younger brother of Yi Guogong He in Yuan Dynasty.
In the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1227), Zhang Rou, then the governor of Baozhou in the Yuan Dynasty, moved to Baozhou (Baoding) and began to rebuild Baozhou City. At that time, Xiang Bo led the troops to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty. His younger brother, He Boce, participated in the construction of temples such as Dacige, and served as the competent official of temples such as Dacige.
During the Yuan and Mongolia dynasties, monks and Taoists enjoyed special political and economic interests, and temples could obtain land and operate profitably. Therefore, everything in Dacige is not limited to land, mountains and rivers, but also operates businesses and handicrafts such as cellar smelting, workshops, standard warehouses, bathhouses, shops and warehouses. Among many industries, the sauce garden run by He Boce and his family under the name of Dacige is particularly famous. Its sauce side dishes are sweet, salty, tender and crisp, and the sauce is rich. Over time, people called its sauce garden Dacige sauce garden and its sauce side dishes Dacige sauce.
After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was established. In view of the experience of being an official in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to escape the blow, he fell to Yizhou, Wanzhou and other rural areas in desperation. After the decline of family wealth, He family took the simple concept of "eating fresh food all over the world" and has been inheriting the pickles skills of Dacige and living the life of ordinary people in rural areas. However, due to years of war, He Jia was also displaced and had no fixed place to live.
In the fourth year of Qing Shunzhi, Xigun Wang, the military attache of Huang Zhengqi, was sealed in Yaoshan, Baoding, and began to build the Wangs' manor in Yaoshan. At this time, the descendants of He Boce have become the masters of the kitchen of the Wang family manor by virtue of their superb cooking skills. With the completion of the Wangs Manor in Yaoshan, Xigun Wang led his people to start business. At the same time, he also specially opened a sauce garden to pickle pickles for sale. The word "He" was created by the Wangs all over the country. They used the word "He" to sell their pickled pickles together with other commodities. Because Xigun Wang is generous and proficient in business, his business is in full swing.
In the thirty years of Qing Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong visited Baoding, especially the cotton flower tour of Yaoshanwang Manor, which occupied an important position in cotton planting, production, textile and processing market at that time. When the weather was hot and dry, Emperor Qianlong lost his appetite when eating. At this time, the Wangs presented their pickled pickles. After eating it, Emperor Qianlong was very happy and praised pickles for their unique fresh, sweet, crisp and tender taste, so he ordered pickles from Wang Manor to be used as imperial food. When Emperor Qianlong went to Dacige to offer incense, he specially presented pickles as vegetarian food to monks.
The cotton map recorded in history was created by Fang Guancheng, then governor of Zhili, with the planting, production and textile processing of Wang Manor as the background.
After the founding of New China, in order to let more people taste Dacige pickles with the flavor of the older generation, the descendants of Dacige pickles garden took charge of the secret recipe in a manner of respecting history and being responsible for the future, and planted hundreds of acres of green fertile soil under Taihang Mountain, which not only controlled the original flavor of pickles from the source, but also preserved the flavor of the older generation of Dacige pickles with traditional techniques in the pickling process.
General situation of Dacige sauce garden
Speaking of the old proverb: "seven things to open the door, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea." I think of life in the old city, and I think of the sauce garden workshop full of sauce.
The materials "sauce, vinegar, salt, oil, rice and noodles" managed by the sauce garden industry are the daily needs of the people. Before and after the store, the finished products are taken out and hand-made in the inner garden. Noodles sauce, pickles, soy sauce, vinegar, fermented bean curd and salt are sold on the right, and rice and noodles are sold on the left. Ordinary people can buy back most of the daily food when they go to the sauce garden store. "Food is the most important thing for the people", and eating is the first priority. The sauce garden industry conforms to people's needs and prospers naturally. Of course, due to the advantages and disadvantages of management, it has also experienced ups and downs.
Dacige Sauce Garden is a three-bay blue brick house facing south, with a high parapet. The front lintel is engraved with the words "Dacige Sauce Garden". Whenever people walk to the door of the sauce garden, they can smell the unique fragrance of pickles. The right side of the shop is called wet cabinet, and the left side is called dry cabinet. There are three large oil tanks in front of the wet cabinet, and the counter is filled with all kinds of pickles. There is a black background on the north wall of the shop. The back garden of the sauce garden is filled with hundreds of large sauce jars, and the prepared pickles, noodles and soy sauce are covered with green slates, which are exposed to the sun in sunny days and sheltered from the rain in rainy days.
Dacige Soy Sauce Garden originated in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227), and was designated as the imperial palace food during the Qianlong period. It is one of the oldest soy sauce gardens in China. The founder of this sauce garden is He Boce, the department of Cai Guogong in Yuan Dynasty, and also the younger brother of Yi Guogong He in Yuan Dynasty.
Many sauce gardens in Baoding are almost the same, almost a model. Soy sauce garden industry contains many contents needed by people's daily life and has become an important part of people's life.
Soy sauce, also known as clear sauce, was stored with river water in the twelfth month of the first year, and the sauce garden in Baoding used an acre of spring water for daily use. The best soybeans are cooked in a large pot, stirred in flour, spread on the table until they come out, and then exposed to the sun in a salt water tank. It will take two or three months for soy sauce to become soy sauce. The main way to make soy sauce is to bask in the sun.
The establishment and operation of the sauce garden has its ingenious ideas. It is said that selling salt is necessary to make sauce, which can be made into soy sauce and pickles. Brewing with rice, brewing milk rot with wine, and milk rot is also made into dried tofu; Sales of rice flour, rice wine, and noodle sauce are all linked together, and raw materials are purchased in a unified way and made by ourselves, which saves a lot of intermediary exploitation.
Another reason why most sauce gardens run grain concurrently is to make full use of deferred funds and grasp the price law. The production period of the sauce garden industry begins in April every year, and a large number of beans and wheat are purchased and sold in August, and cash cannot be put down. When farmers harvest grain, they must pay rent and pay taxes in cash to reduce the price, and use the remaining funds to purchase grain as scheduled. In March and April of the following year, when food prices rose, they could clear their positions and take advantage of the low price of new wheat listed. They see the supply market clearly, seize the opportunity to enter and exit, and make considerable profits. Of course it's different. The risks of doing business fluctuate from time to time. Once mistakes are made, the survival of the fittest will be inevitable, or the operators can't be self-disciplined. Once they get rich, they will get carried away and squander the deficit funds, and naturally they will be defeated from the market. As the saying goes, "shopping malls are like battlefields" does have some truth. The general is the soul of the three armies! Under no circumstances can a businessman lose his soul! General situation of Dacige cakes
Dacige ranks first among the "Eight Scenes in the Upper Valley" and has the reputation of "Lingxiao in the City Pavilion", which has become a symbol of Baoding, an ancient city. Therefore, there is a saying that "you have never been to Baoding before you reach Dacige". Dacige has been a Buddhist shrine since ancient times and is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Dacige Pastry began in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227), and its founder was He Boce, a subordinate of Cai Guogong and Zhang Rou in the Yuan Dynasty. Although Dacige cakes have a long history and have been handed down from generation to generation, they are delicious and unique in flavor, but only a few people such as emperors, ministers and Dacige monks can taste them at first.
Dacige cakes are divided into two categories: external cakes and internal cakes. They pay attention to eating and baking, which is delicious and unique.
Pastry for external use is mainly used for tributes, gifts and rewards.
Pastries for internal use are divided into five categories: seasonal cakes, perennial cakes, door-to-door cakes, banquet cakes and frugal cakes, each with its own characteristics.
Seasonal cakes are made according to the season when flowers are in full bloom. There are rattan cakes and lily cakes in spring. Summer mint cake and mung bean cake; Chrysanthemum cake in autumn, Osmanthus Jelly; Winter radish cake, bean paste cake, etc. There are big cakes, chrysanthemum cakes and lily cakes all year round. The cake delivered to the door is specially designed for guests to entertain at home, such as a cup and cotton candy. Banquet cakes are made according to the nature of banquets, such as "Shou" cakes and "Ruyi" cakes used for birthday banquets. Festival cakes include Yuanxiao and moon cakes.
Dacige cake is the crystallization of the wisdom of working people in past dynasties, and it is a treasure in the traditional food culture of Baoding, the ancient city!
Dacige cake history
Dacige Pastry began in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1227), and its founder was He Boce, a subordinate of Cai Guogong and Zhang Rou in the Yuan Dynasty. Although Dacige cakes have a long history and have been handed down from generation to generation, they are delicious and unique in flavor, but only a few people such as emperors, ministers and Dacige monks can taste them at first.
In the third year of the Southern Song Dynasty, Baozhou, the capital of Baozhou, was promoted by Yuan and Meng, and the reconstruction and revival of Baozhou City began. Due to the huge project, in addition to the army and local civilian workers, a large number of craftsmen and artists from the south participated in the construction. Many talented literati fled because of the war, so Zhang Rou recruited talents to help him plan.
Yuan Haowen, a famous writer and historian, and Hao Jing's Linyi Pavilion both recorded the reconstructed Baozhou City, which was unprecedented in scale, magnificent and beautiful. During the construction of Baozhou, 15 Buddhist temples,1/Taoist temples and 4 Buddhist shrines were restored and built. Focusing on the creation of Dacige, Yuan Haowen said in "The Construction of Shuntianfu": "The only Dacige is unique, magnificent and above the sky. Only Yan's Buddhist altar has become a national strength, which can be like an ear. " Dacige is an official temple, which is different from ordinary temples. At that time, Xiang Bo led the troops to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty. His younger brother, He Boce, participated in the construction of temples such as Dacige, and served as the competent official of temples such as Dacige.
During the Yuan and Mongolia dynasties, monks and Taoists enjoyed special political and economic interests, and temples could obtain land and operate profitably. Therefore, everything in Dacige is not limited to land, mountains and rivers, but also operates businesses and handicrafts such as cellar smelting, workshops, standard warehouses, bathhouses, shops and warehouses. Among many industries, the pastry shop operated by He Boce and his family under the name of Dacige is particularly famous. Cake is eaten and baked now, which is delicious and unique. Over time, people call it Dacige cake.
After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was established. In view of his experience as an official in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to escape the blow, he had no choice but to go down to Yizhou, Wanzhou and other rural areas to avoid disaster. After the decline of family wealth, the Ho family has been inheriting the skills of Dacige cakes and living the life of ordinary people in rural areas with the simple concept of "eating all over the world with one move". However, due to years of war, He's family was also displaced from place to place. The young man surnamed He was forced by life and went to Wang's manor in Yaoshan, Baoding as a cook. This young man named He is very popular with the manor owner because he has excellent cooking skills. The Wangjia Manor in Yaoshan, Baoding has developed rapidly. As soon as the pastry shop opened, Mr. He, a descendant of Dacige pastry shop, naturally became the shopkeeper of the pastry shop.
Nowadays, with the improvement of people's material life, in order to let more people taste Dacige cakes, the descendants of Dacige cakes personally manage secret recipes, teach skills and train talents, so that this kind of traditional flavor cakes with a long history can be better inherited and developed. Dacige cake is the crystallization of the wisdom of working people in past dynasties, and it is a treasure in the food culture of Baoding, the ancient city!