Zhejiang’s Huzhou rice dumplings are fragrant and soft, and are divided into salty and sweet varieties. The salty one is made from fresh pork soaked in fine soy sauce. Each rice dumpling is stuffed with a piece of fat and lean meat. Sweet rice dumplings are filled with date paste or bean paste. Add a dollop of pork suet on top. Steamed, the lard is blended into the bean paste, making it very smooth and delicious. The rice dumplings produced by "Wufangzhai" are especially famous. The fillings are all specially selected, including eight-treasure rice dumplings, chicken rice dumplings, bean paste rice dumplings, fresh meat rice dumplings, etc., each with its own characteristics.
Overview of Wufangzhai Zongzi
Wufangzhai Zongzi is known as the "Jiangnan Zongzi King" and is a well-known Chinese trademark recognized by the State Trademark Office and a National Geographical Indication of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (formerly known as the "King of Jiangnan Zongzi"). Origin) registered product, it is one of the first batch of "Chinese time-honored" brands in China, and has the reputation of "the best rice dumpling in the world".
Wufangzhai rice dumplings are very particular about the selection of ingredients. The meat rice dumplings are made of high-quality white glutinous rice dumplings, Lean hind leg meat, Huizhou Fu Ruo, and sweet rice dumplings are made from high-quality red beans "Dahongpao" and are refined through many traditional craft recipes such as ingredients, seasoning, bandaging, and steaming. They are glutinous but not rotten, fat but not greasy. , famous for its tender meat, delicious taste, moderate salty and sweet taste. Jiaxing Wufangzhai rice dumplings come in dozens of varieties, including meat rice dumplings, bean paste, and egg yolk. "Wufangzhai" got its name from the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. The founder's surname was Shen, who was from the Lotus Picker in Lu Tomb, Wuxian County (now Yuanhe Town Development Zone, Xiangcheng District). At first, he opened a sweet shop outside Qimen. Using roses, osmanthus, lotus hearts, mint, sesame and other five Suzhou people's favorite foods as raw materials, he made sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings, red bean sugar porridge, crispy beans, lotus heart soup, and ice snow cakes. , rose cake and other sweet snacks. Mr. Shen gave birth to five daughters, named Meifang, Guifang, Lianfang, Hefang and Zhifang. They happened to be literally similar to the ingredients commonly used in the store, so the neighbors jokingly called his store It's called "Wufangzhai". Boss Shen simply made up for the mistake and officially named the store "Wufangzhai". Today, Wufangzhai rice dumplings are loved by tourists because of their delicious taste, portability and convenience, and are known as "Oriental fast food". The products are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia and other places, and won the first domestic product quality award.
Wufangzhai Industrial Company
Zhejiang Wufangzhai Industrial Co., Ltd. is a core subsidiary of Zhejiang Wufangzhai Group. Its predecessor was " "Chinese Time-honored Brand" - Jiaxing Wufangzhai Zongzi Shop. After restructuring in 1998, it became a joint-stock company.
It is mainly engaged in food production, processing and sales. Its leading product, Wufangzhai Zongzi, has been famous in Jiangnan since the late Qing Dynasty. In recent years, the reputation of Wufangzhai enterprises and brands has been growing day by day. It has been rated as "Chinese time-honored brand", "Chinese famous snacks", "Chinese famous snacks", "Chinese famous brand products", "National Food Safety Demonstration Unit" China Commercial Science and Technology Innovation Enterprise", "Zhejiang Province Integrity Demonstration Enterprise" and so on. In 2003, the national origin mark of Jiaxing Zongzi "Wufangzhai" passed the registration certification of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. In June 2004, the "Wufangzhai" trademark was recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, which represents that "Wufangzhai" has developed from a regional brand to a nationally renowned brand. At the end of 2004, the company was rated as "Excellent Leading Food Enterprise in the National Food Industry" by the China Food Industry Association. At present, the scale and efficiency of the enterprise rank first in the same industry in the country.
Types of Wufangzhai rice dumplings
"Wufangzhai" rice dumplings embody the essence of the millennium rice cultivation culture in the south of the Yangtze River. Profound historical and cultural heritage. As a city card of Jiaxing, it has received repeated praise for its traditional Chinese food culture elements with regional characteristics and high-quality products. Its varieties have also grown to nearly a hundred, divided into three major series: gift, home-cooked, and export. , mainly including big meat rice dumplings, bean paste rice dumplings, egg yolk rice dumplings, chestnut rice dumplings, ham rice dumplings, blood glutinous rice dumplings, etc. In addition, the company has leveraged its brand advantages to develop more than 100 varieties of Chinese dim sum series and braised food series, including Wufangzhai glutinous rice balls, eight-treasure rice, moon cakes, salted duck eggs, braised beef, braised fish, soy sauce, etc. Duck and other products are very popular in the market.