In Nixi Town, Xuzhou District, Yibin, there is a sesame cake shop that has been passed down for a hundred years, called Nixi Wang Er Sesame Cake. For hundreds of years, it has made people who have eaten it linger with its simple and simple taste.
Yibin Xuzhou District Nixi Wang Er Sesame Cake Shop
On December 10, the reporter walked into the "kitchen" of Wang Er Sesame Cake in Nixi Town, Xuzhou District, Yibin To explore the "century-old secret" behind the food. Wang Lin, 31 years old this year, is the fifth generation of Nixi Wang Er Sesame Cake. In addition to the equipment for making sesame cakes in his "kitchen", some old objects are very eye-catching: a "Nixi Yonglixiang Sesame Cake" seal, a set of molds for making sesame cakes, an old cake board, a yellowed family portrait photo and a collection certificate, recording the century-old history of Nixi Wang'er sesame cakes.
Mud Creek Yongli Xiang Sesame Cake Seal
Old cake board
Passed down from generation to generation
The craft is collected
Wang Lin said in an interview: "This mold was used at the beginning of the last century, and you can see that it has been mothed by insects. At that time, the mold was more exquisitely made, with many patterns carved on it, and then the sesame cakes made were mainly enjoyed by landlords and rich people. ”
According to reports, The Nixi Wang Er Sesame Cake has a history of more than 100 years, and it is said that it was taught by the Qing Dynasty in Nixi, and the ancestors of the Wang clan learned this art at this time, and named it Nixi YongliXiang Sesame Cake, which has been famous in the south of Sichuan in the last century, and is a famous specialty of Nixi Town.
"When I was a child, I heard my father say that the Mud Creek Water Pier at that time was extremely prosperous. At that time, the waterway was developed, up to Leshan, down to Chongqing, their passing merchants, boatmen would come to buy some sesame cakes. At that time, in order to increase our visibility and brand, these seals were printed, with our name Yonglixiang on it, and then the address on it, so that they could directly find this place in the future. Wang Lin recalled.
Speaking of seals, Wang Lin's mother, Yang Yonghua, also told us an interesting story: "When my son was more than 3 years old, an interesting thing happened once. He secretly took this seal out to play, and printed it with mud, just like we made sesame cake, this seal still has a lot of our memories, and then I will collect this seal well and keep it until now. ”
After entering the 21st century, the pastry making industry is fiercely competitive, and In order to facilitate family inheritance, Yongli Xiang has upgraded and replaced the registered trademark of the brand, and is now named "Nixi Wang II" brand sesame cake. Wang Lin also began to learn the sesame cake making technique from a young age.
Wang Lin said: "The real time I studied was when I was 17 years old, and I followed my father to learn this craft at that time. After learning this, I learned that there are many tricks in learning to make sesame cakes. For example, this fried sesame, sesame seeds can not be fried too old nor too tender, to be fried to a golden brown. ”
When it comes to the production process of sesame cake, Wang Lin is like a family treasure. Since taking over the inheritance baton of his father,Wang Lin has always put quality first, and the pastry business has been kept booming, and The Nixi Wang'er Sesame Cake has won honorary titles such as "Xuzhou's Top Ten Delicious Local Specialties" and "2018 Yibin Specialty Snacks", and was included in the seventh batch of the list of intangible cultural heritage in Xuzhou District in 2019.
"Since the highway was opened, there are many people in Yibin and people in Chengdu, they all drove to our place to buy sesame cakes, from WeChat and Taobao to send them more express delivery, there are Yibin, Luzhou, Emeishan, they have many exhibitions in these places during the New Year to invite us to participate, but also achieved a lot of honors." Wang Lin said.
The years have changed, but the sweet aroma of Nixi Wang Er sesame cake is still the taste of memory, the production process is still according to the ancient law, and the inheritance of Shouben has given it enduring vitality. Wang Lin said that the century-old brand is not only a signboard, but also should have temperature and feelings, and in the future, he will pass on this craft along with these old objects. (Reporter: Huang Juan, Chen Sijing, Editor: Chen Xiaoxiong)