[Edit this paragraph] Two major schools of Shaxian snacks
Shaxian snacks, known as the "living fossil" of the ancient Han traditional diet, are part of the long-standing Han food culture tradition in the Central Plains. Branch, it has both the food characteristics of Fuzhou and southern Fujian, and the Hakka food culture style of the mountainous areas of Tingzhou. Therefore, Shaxian snacks with strong local characteristics are divided into two major schools, namely the Chengguan snack school with fresh and light sweet taste and fine production of Shaxian bean-flavored glutinous rice cakes. Representative varieties include flat meat (pasta), Shaomai, meat buns, etc., which are unique. The Xiamao snack genre is unique; it tastes salty, spicy and sour, and is extensively made. It is represented by Xiamao Town. The main raw materials are rice, potatoes, and taro, such as rice jelly, hi kueh, rice jelly skin (japonica indica noodles), beef series etc.
So, where are the most representative Shaxian snacks? Historically, Xia Mao people were basically Hakka and liked to go out. Therefore, the earliest and most popular snacks sold outside are Xiamao snacks. There are traces of Xiamao people in almost all the north and south of the Yangtze River. This mobility also separates the raw material processing and business services of Xiamao snacks, that is, those who process do not operate, and those who operate do not process. Simple repetitive labor with low craftsmanship. Chengguan people in Shaxian County have a mountainous culture and like to process and operate their own food, that is, a family-style operation pattern of "front shop and back shop". Chengguan style Shaxian snacks are exquisitely made and have various varieties, becoming the protagonist of Shaxian snacks. Therefore, people who have been to Shaxian County must try Shaxian snacks. After eating "Shaxian snacks", some people lamented that "there is no snacks after returning from Shayang".
[Edit this paragraph] Snacks have become a big industry
Shaxian snacks have formed an industrial scale, and the number of snack practitioners continues to grow. The Shaxian snack industry development project has developed rapidly with the care of central, provincial and municipal leaders and the support of relevant departments. According to statistics, so far, more than 13,000 households and nearly 50,000 people have gone out to operate "Shaxian snacks", accounting for about 29% of the total rural population of Shaxian County and 55% of the rural labor force in Shaxian County, and has driven urban and rural development in surrounding areas. There are nearly 10,000 people engaged in the snack industry in Shaxian County, and farmers’ annual income from the snack industry is nearly 500 million yuan. "Shaxian Snacks" has become an important measure for Shaxian County to solve the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" problems. It has become an effective channel to promote the transfer of urban and rural labor, solve the problem of reemployment of farmers and laid-off urban workers, and increase farmers' income. At the same time, Shaxian Snacks have also enriched and prospered the catering industry across the country. The market brings eating convenience to people of all social classes. Secondly, the development area continues to expand. At present, "Shaxian snacks" have spread across more than a dozen provinces and cities across the country. Among them, cities with more than a thousand households include Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Quanzhou in the province, as well as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, Zhuhai, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou outside the province. , Hainan, Changsha, Wuhan and other cities, and has expanded to Jiangsu, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Beijing and other provinces and cities, and has been highly praised by consumers from all over the world. An important force for the provincial catering industry’s outward development.
[Edit this paragraph] Shaxian snacks are becoming standardized
As the influence of Shaxian snacks continues to expand, there are also some business owners who have irregular operations, inconsistent standards, and confusing brands. , competition and disorderly issues. In order to realize the transformation of snack owners from an ordinary farmer to a modern catering industry manager as soon as possible, and at the same time improve the quality and popularity of Shaxian snacks, Shaxian County starts with the quality of employees and strengthens training. Shaxian County has established the "Shaxian Snack Training Center" at the county vocational technical school and the "Shaxian Snack Cooking School" to provide snack professional technical training to rural surplus labor, unemployed youth, laid-off workers and vocational school students in turns. Staff from the Shaxian Snacks Office often travel to various towns to organize "Shaxian Snacks" business and technical training Shaxian Snacks-Ciba Classes, which are designed to provide technical training for those who make snacks in rural areas.
At present, Shaxian County is focusing on strengthening standardized training. The Snack Training Service Center provides standardized training to business owners in terms of professional ethics, standards, market information, business philosophy, hygiene knowledge, hygiene management, rights protection knowledge, etc. Strengthen training to improve their technical level and business management level. In 2004, Shaxian snack bars were approved to use the registered trademark "Shaxian snacks". This year, they began to implement the standardization work of Shaxian snack operations and cultivate Shaxian snack standard demonstration stores. The quality of the personnel operating Shaxian snacks, the standards of snack business stores, and the quality standards of snack varieties, Specific requirements have been put forward in terms of business services and other aspects. It also actively guides business owners to make rectifications and improvements in accordance with the requirements of Shaxian snack business standards, and promotes a group of snack stores with a certain foundation to take the lead in achieving standardized operations.
Snack shops that have not gone through the standard procedures for Shaxian snack registration and do not operate in accordance with business standards will be comprehensively cleaned up, ordered to cease operations, and have their trademark use rights revoked. In cities with a large number of snacks in Shaxian County, external industry management organizations have been gradually established relying on local culinary associations to establish self-management and self-discipline mechanisms. At present, Shaxian snack industry management organizations have been established in Shanghai, Xiamen and Hangzhou. Shaxian County strives to realize the standardized operation of snacks in Shaxian County through three years of efforts. Now, people in Shaxian County designate December 8th every year as the "Shaxian Snack Festival".
[Edit this paragraph] Shaxian Snacks have formed a big brand
In order to lead snack owners to highlight their characteristics and build a brand, in 1998, Shaxian County registered "Shaxian Snacks" with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. "Service trademark. In 2002, the trademark was recognized as a well-known trademark by Sanming City, Shaxian County, and in 2005, it was recognized as a famous trademark in Fujian Province. Since 2003, the Shaxian Snack Industry Association has actively organized snack owners to participate in various industry activities held at the national and provincial levels, and participated in various national tourism cooking competitions at all levels. The National Culinary Association and the Fujian Culinary Association also held the "Chinese Famous Competition" in Shaxian County. Special recognition meeting for "Snacks" and "Fujian Famous Snacks".
The brand advantage of Shaxian snacks is gradually emerging. In October this year, the Shaxian Snack Industry Association participated in the 2nd China Catering Industry Expo held by the Ministry of Commerce in Xi'an. Three famous Chinese snack varieties won gold and silver awards in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Recommended Recipes and Dishes Exhibition at the expo. The China Hotel Association and the Fujian Provincial Cuisine Association went to Shaxian three times in 2003 and 2004 to hold special recognition meetings for "Chinese Famous Snacks" and "Fujian Famous Snacks". At present, 63 varieties of "Shaxian snacks" such as jade dumplings, fruit tarts, chrysanthemum cakes, and two-color water chestnut cakes are recognized as "Fujian famous snacks", while 43 varieties such as flat pork, siu mai, taro buns, and stuffed tofu balls are famous. The varieties are recognized as "Chinese famous snacks". In 2003, Shaxian County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Snacks" by the China Hotel Association. On November 14, 2006, Shaxian County was recognized by the China Cuisine Association as a "Famous City of Chinese Snack Culture".
[Edit this paragraph] "Shaxian snacks": Shaxian's business card to the outside world
The influence of Shaxian snacks brand continues to expand. Since 1997, we have designated December 8 as the Shaxian Snack Culture Festival in China every year. We use the festival to carry out a series of activities to create a development atmosphere and promote Shaxian and Shaxian snack brands. Especially in December 2005, with the support of the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission Next, the Provincial Culinary Association and the Shaxian People's Government jointly successfully held a higher-level "Shaxian Snack Development Seminar". Leaders and experts from the China Culinary Association, China Hotel Association, Fujian Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, Culinary Association, Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and Trademark Affairs More than 100 leaders from departments and units such as the institute, as well as experts and scholars in the culinary field from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu and other provinces and cities attended the seminar. While fully affirming the development achievements of the snack industry in Shaxian County, the Shaxian noodle experts also Active discussions were conducted on how to improve the quality, strengthen management, establish brands and development directions in the development of Shaxian snacks, and achieved good results. At the same time, CCTV's "Same Song Enters the Hometown of Chinese Snacks - Shaxian" large-scale concert was also held, and at the "Same Song" party, fine-quality flat meat, steamed dumplings, siu mai, tofu balls, etc. were performed live The Shaxian snack variety production performance showcased Shaxian snacks to the national audience and put "Shaxian snacks" on the screen, further expanding the influence of Shaxian and "Shaxian snacks". "Shaxian snacks" have become the best business card of Shaxian County's external publicity. It is famous all over the country. This year, the county party committee and the county government, based on the opinions of experts, have studied and issued a series of standardized management documents and measures to promote faster and better development of Shaxian snacks. Currently, Shaxian snack industry management organizations have been established in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and other cities. A number of demonstration stores have been cultivated to promote Shaxian snacks in the direction of standardization, chaining and industrialization, which will achieve obvious results. Shaxian snacks have become an emerging industry in China's catering industry.
[Edit this paragraph]★Shaxian snack culture
As for Shaxian snacks, some people put forward the view: "Shaxian snacks only have snacks, not big dishes." In fact, as a single variety, snacks are "Small", but many snacks brought together can also form a large scale and grand style. In recent years, the impact of Shaxian snacks inside and outside the county is a strong proof that "snacks can make a big difference".
Shaxian snack culture contains a strong sense of quality.
This sense of quality runs through the entire process of snack making. Most of Shaxian's flat meat fillings are made with a wooden mallet. It is understood that it takes about 10,000 times to beat a ball of lean meat into flat meat fillings. You can imagine how hard it is. If you use a meat grinder, it will save effort, but the taste and toughness of the meat filling will be far inferior to that of a mallet. Therefore, many Bianrou operators have given up on the relaxed and simple modern operation methods, and would rather stand in front of a half-person-high stage and wave their heavy gavels at the Shaxian snack - Minced Pork Shaobing, to provide the society with better food. .
Shaxian snacks also have obvious brand awareness. When buying cured duck, buy Zhenghu cured duck. When eating dried loach noodles, buy Nanxia dried loach noodles. Gaosha’s pickled pickles are delicious, Fukou’s bitter bamboo shoots are white and fat, Daluo’s bitter vegetables, and Xiamao’s taro buns and noodles. , are all well-known. In addition to these brands with local characteristics, Shaxian snack operators are also working hard to create their own brands. Shaxian Hotel’s tofu banquet, Fukou’s rice jelly skin, Xia Mao’s beef series... Brands are both a symbol of success and a magic weapon for winning.
Shaxian snack culture also contains a strong sense of the times in serving life. In terms of providing people with daily services, it has the characteristics of "fast, convenient, time-saving and trouble-free", and is in line with the socialization and fast-paced characteristics of housework in modern society.
Shaxian snack culture has a strong sense of competition. This sense of competition is not only reflected in the above-mentioned quality awareness and brand awareness, but also in thoughtful and enthusiastic service methods and service attitudes. In Shaxian, a snack market with many stalls and fierce competition, almost every operator understands that honest management and enthusiastic service are the fundamental guarantees for a firm foothold.
What also constitutes the positive significance of Shaxian snack culture is the sense of pioneering. In recent years, more and more Shaxian people have left Shaxian and ventured into the world under the banner of Shaxian snacks. Shaxian snack signs can be seen in Sanming area, Nanping, Quanzhou, Xiamen and other places. As far as snack culture is concerned, it does benefit from this pioneering spirit.
The quality awareness, brand awareness, era awareness, competition awareness, and pioneering awareness of Shaxian snack culture are the essence of Shaxian snack culture. They are also the spiritual driving force behind the rapid development and growing influence of Shaxian snacks.
[Edit this paragraph]★Shaxian snacks
Shaxian snacks are famous for their wide variety, unique flavor and economic benefits, and have become a wonderful flower in the garden of Fujian food culture . Shaxian Snacks are not only popular in the counties (cities, districts) of Sanming City, but also in Nanping, Fuzhou, and Xiamen, you can often encounter snack bars with "Shaxian Snacks" signs, even as far north as Beijing, south as far as Shenzhen, and in Singapore. , America's Pacific tourist resort - Saipan also has traces of "Shaxian snacks". This shows the great influence and wide spread of Shaxian snacks. According to incomplete statistics, there are hundreds of kinds of snacks in Shaxian County, and dozens of them are available all year round. They are steamed, boiled, fried, grilled, and pickled. The processing methods are diverse. The raw materials of rice, noodles, taro, and tofu have unique local characteristics. The sources are abundant, and every household can make some of them. Snacks are available 24 hours a day and night in the streets and alleys of the city, which is very convenient.
Shaxian fish balls Shaxian snack varieties can be roughly divided into seasonal snacks, regional snacks and regular snacks.
Let’s talk about seasonal snacks first: rice cakes, ginkgo, and glutinous rice cakes are eaten in both urban and rural areas during the Spring Festival, noodles are eaten in Chengguan, and dried noodles are eaten in rural areas; taro buns are eaten during the Lantern Festival; spring rolls are eaten at the Beginning of Spring; Qingming fruits are eaten during the Qingming Festival; and Qingming fruit is eaten on the first day of the fourth lunar month. There are two kinds of baked cakes, sweet and salty. Every household in Lixia city and countryside eats fruit. There are two types: stuffed and without stuffing. It is said that Sun Bin made it specially during the Warring States Period to hide Pang Juan from pretending to be crazy. During the Dragon Boat Festival, rice dumplings, pepper cakes, Lotus vegetable buns; Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqi Festival, is a folk children's festival in Sha County. When there are new children in the family, grandma will give them small schoolbags, umbrellas, abacus, clothes, small teapots, sugar towers and white sugar light cakes to wish them success in their studies. Good results; the Hungry Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival. At this time, new ducks and new taro are on the market. In addition to eating duck, they also make taro buns. There are two kinds of grape pearls available in the market, one made of glutinous rice and one made of flour. Two kilograms are used as snacks; during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to moon cakes and ginkgo cakes, taro buns are also eaten; at the beginning of winter and winter solstice, pig's feet and glutinous rice cakes are eaten, which are called winter supplements; on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Dragon King goes to heaven, and rock cakes, money cakes, and dong cakes are commonly used. Sugar, polygonum flower, rice flower, sugar cane salary.
Among the regional snacks, the Xia Mao Niu series has more than 60 kinds of delicacies, including taro buns, sugar shaomai, tofu buns, tofu balls, tofu brains, rice jelly skin, money eggs, fried rice dumplings; Nanyang eggs Vegetarian and egg horns, Nanxia’s dried loach powder, and Zhenghu’s salted duck are the most famous in the Shaxian snack series.
Conventional snacks include: flat meat, clear soup noodles, noodles, pickled cabbage noodles, ginkgo, fried cakes, torches, pig ears, sesame balls, rice parfaits, cakes, sugar buns, dragon buns, meat buns , pancakes, cakes, large intestine cakes, rice cakes, duck soup noodles, pot paste, fried dough sticks, pepper cakes, shortening cakes, onion meat cakes, turnip cakes, white sugar cakes, sugar water cakes, crystal cakes, chewing cakes, almonds Pastries, milk cakes, rice crackers, taro fruits, noodles, roasted dried beans, grass jelly, jade cakes, winter wine, chrysanthemum wine, fried fruit strips, hot tofu, etc., are all dazzling, and foreign guests often praise them after tasting them. Keep talking: Shaxian snacks are well-deserved!
[Edit this paragraph]★Features of Shaxian Snacks
Economy and affordability are well-known features of Shaxian snacks. The unit price of Shaxian snacks is generally less than one yuan. For three or two yuan, one person can be fed. In the hot summer, a bowl of frozen grass can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, better than ice cream; in the cold winter months, spending a few cents, a few pieces of dried tofu, and a plate of chili and black bean oil is enough to make your whole body feel hot and your forehead sweat. .
The second characteristic of Shaxian snacks is that they are fresh and delicious. Almost all operators of Shaxian snacks have a unique historical tradition. The number of snacks made every day is not large, and they are usually made on the same day and sold out on the same day. From the perspective of raw material procurement and food preservation, this tradition effectively ensures the freshness of food. On the other hand, according to experts, the taste of snacks will change if the ingredients are stored for more than half a day. Therefore, in order to maintain the reputation of snacks, experienced snack operators would rather shorten their business hours and reduce their turnover. This ensures the freshness and deliciousness of Shaxian snacks. Judging from the production methods, most of Shaxian snacks are made and bought now, and the seasoning can be increased or decreased according to the eater's habits. This is one of the important reasons why Shaxian snacks are fresh and delicious.
From the perspective of dietary science, Shaxian snacks are also scientifically healthy foods. Shaxian snacks are basically light foods with low fat and low calories. One of the most important raw materials of Shaxian snacks is soybeans and soybeans, whose nutritional content is among the best among various foods. Many raw materials and condiments of Shaxian snacks are rich in nutrients. Some can be used as medicine and have the effect of curing diseases and maintaining health. In order to carry forward the tradition of medical and health care of Shaxian flavor snacks, some people also opened medicated diets, which were welcomed by all walks of life.
Enjoying Shaxian snacks is a spiritual enjoyment full of nostalgia and fun. Shaxian snacks are spread all over the streets and have a natural emotional connection with the residents. Street food is a staple of Shaxian County, and buying dried tofu is particularly unique. Five or six people gathered around a small square table on the street, holding the dried beans with their fingers, dipping them in seasonings and putting them into their mouths. Food stalls are also a natural social place. While enjoying snacks and listening to the chatter of diners, it is really informative. Strictly speaking, there is no such sentiment, no such atmosphere. It cannot reflect the cultural connotation of real Shaxian snacks.
[Edit this paragraph]★Exploring the Origin of Shaxian Snacks
Shaxian snacks are famous for their wide variety, unique flavor and economic benefits, and have become one of the hundreds of gardens of Fujian food culture. Weird.
Shaxian snacks are actually a branch of the long-standing Han food culture tradition. Many snacks in Shaxian County still retain the characteristics of the ancient Han traditional consciousness and culture, and the preparation methods of some snacks even retain the original Its characteristics can be called the "living fossil" of the ancient Han traditional food culture.
The "Shaxian Salted Duck" grandly launched in Shaxian County in recent years is an extremely ancient traditional food of the Han nationality. The authentic name of "Shaxian salted duck" is "Shaxian cured duck". Cured meat products, collectively referred to as bacon, have a long history in China. The original meaning of bacon is dried meat made in the twelfth lunar month. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court had the position of "Laren". His duty is to be in charge of the processing of dried meat. The process of making dried meat is as follows: mince cinnamon (spice) and ginger and sprinkle it on the meat, pickle it with salt, and finally dry or bake it (see "Zhou Rites. Guanzhong Zai") 1", "Book of Rites. Neizhe No. 12"). The traditional cooking method of Shaxian Cured Duck is roughly the same as mentioned above, except that the ingredients are slightly increased or decreased, and the baking method is also more particular.
Shaxian's "wine wine", "Xinchenhong" and "winter wine" can also be found in "Liu Li".
"Liquor of Zhou" divides wine into "Wu Qi and Three Liquors". "Wu Qi" refers to the five kinds of thin wines in Sha County that are gold-coated and unfiltered. Among them, "Li Qi"... is cooked in one night. It tastes slightly sweet and is clearly what people in Shaxian County call "wine rice". "Three wines" are three kinds of wine that are filtered to remove the lees. The wine made for special occasions is called Shijiu. The wine brewed in Chengguan and Xiamao of Shaxian County and consumed in the same year can be called Shijiu. The wine brewed in winter and matured in summer is called Xijiu, and the wine brewed for a longer time than Xijiu is called sake. Some people in Shaxian County call home-made wine Xijiu. "Sha County Chronicles. Products" records: The wine brewed by Xia Mao can be divided into "long water and short water". The brewing time of long water is longer, and the brewing time of short water is shorter, which is the same as "Xijiu" and "Sake" recorded in "The Rites of Zhou".
Shaxian noodles and tofu, which are famous for their delicious taste, are not unique to Shaxian, and can be found in Han nationality recipes. Shaxian tofu does not use gypsum or salt brine, but uses overnight laojiang water. Therefore, Shaxian tofu is white and tender. This is not unique to Shaxian. The place where tofu was invented, Bagong Mountain in Huainan, Anhui, uses laojiang water. Order tofu.
The spread of the food culture of the Han people in the Central Plains to Shaxian County is naturally related to the southward migration of the Central Plains population. According to genealogy surveys, residents of all surnames in Shaxian County are all descendants of Han people from various provinces in the Central Plains. The widely distributed Han people from all over the country moved to Shaxian, which made Shaxian a gathering place of Han traditional food culture. This is one of the main reasons why Shaxian became a "snack city".
[Edit this paragraph]★Shaxian snack list
Rice: rice cakes, glutinous rice balls, ginkgo (three kinds of sweet stuffing, salty stuffing, fried ginkgo), mugwort, glutinous rice cake, loach Noodles, dried duck soup noodles, dried yellow meal noodles, meat dumplings, bean dumplings, bean paste dumplings, rice dumplings, rice jelly skin, rice jelly, Xiguo, Xiguo group, ginkgo cake, group cake, rice parfait, steamed cake, Large intestine cake, pot side paste, rice glutinous rice balls, pulp glutinous rice cake, glutinous rice cake, oil glutinous rice cake, lard fried rice, meatball, snowflake cake, osmanthus cake, Anzi cake, FAW cake, bean bun, black rice.
Food: flat meat, noodles, clear soup noodles, pickled cabbage noodles, mixed noodles, thread noodles, (Heshan) noodles, spring rolls, fried spring rolls, pepper cakes, light cakes, moon cakes, shortening cakes, Onion meat cakes, chive cakes, turnip cakes, white sugar cakes, sugar water cakes, crystal cakes, chewy cakes, almond cakes, noodles (smiling), butterfly buns, sugar buns, meat buns, xiaolongbao, siomai, Sweet shaomai, dumplings, pot stickers, fried dough sticks, fried cakes, rock cakes, money cakes, torches, pig ears, pancakes, dong sugar, polygonum flowers, shortcakes, sweet cakes, salty cakes, and butterfly vegetable cakes.
Beans: tofu, hot tofu, roasted dried tofu, dried tofu, tofu balls, sandwich tofu balls, tofu brain, stinky tofu, fried tofu, tofu buns, gold-coated silver, vegetarian chicken, Hongwu tofu, Yipin tofu, plum blossom tofu, panda tofu, jade roll tofu, lotus tofu, Shiji tofu, fort tofu, fire tree silver flower, swallow returning to the nest, tofu dumplings, jelly beans, popping tofu.
Others: taro buns, taro loach, beef series, egg vegetarian, egg dumplings, egg sausages, cured duck, Xia Mao roast duck, Shaxian fish balls, stuffed fish balls, taro silk fruit, taro naked, Jade cake, black plum cake, poria cake, peanut cake, ginseng cake, jujube cake, osmanthus cake, sugar tower, beef rice sausage, rice milk pig blood, rice milk pig intestine, rice milk pig lung, grass jelly, pickled bitter bamboo shoots, Sweet potato and ginseng.