Shantou, China News Service, May 16 Title: A Century-Old Inheritance of "Duck Mother Twist" Fragrant Food in Traditional Chaoshan Snacks
China News Service reporter Li Yiqing
Speaking of "duck mother twist", almost everyone in the Chaoshan area is unaware of this traditional snack. Chen Bin, who has been working outside for many years, told reporters on the 16th, "Although the name 'Duck Mother Twist' is rustic, it is particularly kind. For us wanderers who are working outside, even when we hear this name, we can feel the taste of hometown. ”
"Duck mother twist" is rumored to originate from the Qing Dynasty, the origin of the name is taken from its shape, because the finished product "duck mother twist" in the soup is like a white female duck floating in the water. The meaning of the word twist in The Chaoshan dialect refers to the way ducks, geese and other birds move up and down in the water.
The older generation of residents of Chaoshan are even more familiar with it, and Chen Bing, a 70-year-old old, said that the shouting and selling of "duck mother twist" in Frontier Street is like a folk song that cannot be tired of hearing. "Duck mother twist" in the old times was a high-grade food, not always able to eat, because the previous products were not so rich, where so many peanuts, lard, when I was a child, only relatives and friends came from afar, the mother would use the duck mother twist to entertain guests, meaning sweet and sweet, at that time very happy.
The raw materials for making "duck mother twist" are glutinous rice flour, mung beans, peanuts, red beans, taro puree, sesame sugar, lard, and green onions. The exquisite taste of the "duck mother twist" production pays attention to the ancient legal system, of which the production method of glutinous rice flour, to soak glutinous rice in water for a day and night, with water fine grinding, with cloth to hold, cloth under pressure to remove the slag, take fine powder to dry and spare, this method has been passed down to this day.
Li Xiaole, the owner of a veteran sweet soup shop in Shantou, told reporters on the 16th that their "duck mother twist" dessert shop was passed down from his grandfather to him, and he has always been using high-quality glutinous rice to mill pulp. This taste is softer, and chewy, eat more sticky rice aroma, directly with ready-made glutinous rice flour is difficult to make such a taste, there is no such sticky rice flavor.
Li Xiaole said that in order to better cater to the tastes of young people, he added red beans, oat barley, pineapple and other ingredients to the original filling of "duck mother twist". Even though there are many kinds of food today, his traditional snack "duck mother twist" is still loved by local young people.
At present, Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang all have famous "duck mother twist" dessert shops, which have also become a must-visit punch point for people to travel to Chaoshan Province. A bowl of "duck mother twist" soup is also equipped with white fungus, white fruit, sweet quail eggs, and the price is about 10 yuan.
When the reporter visited the Hu Rongquan dessert shop on Taiping Road in Chaozhou City on the 16th, which is famous for its "duck mother twist", it was seen that the shop customers were endless that day, and a blogger who was exploring the store to shoot a video told reporters that she was coming to Chaoshan for the first time and specially made a food exploration album, several of which were special introductions to the traditional snacks of Chaoshan. At present, her account has 190,000 fans, and the "Duck Mother Twist" video has won the collection of more than 400 netizens and the likes and comments of more than 500 netizens, who are very interested in this snack with a special name.
Aunt Zheng, who is tasting the Chaoshan snack "duck mother twist" with friends, told reporters that this is the first time she has eaten "duck mother twist", although it is made of glutinous rice with tangyuan, in fact, the taste is very different, saying that it is bean paste filling, but it is particularly fragrant to eat, and the store may have added peanut kernels, sesame seeds, onion oil and other fillings to blend out a unique taste.
Teochew cuisine has a history of thousands of years, and successive generations of folk gourmets have made a lot of local specialties, carefully prepared, and gradually accumulated to form a colorful and unique local cuisine. Chaoshan snacks are more famous at home and abroad for their variety, exquisite materials, fine production, unique ingredients and delicious taste. Nowadays, a bowl of sweet "duck mother twist" is more like a feeling, which is the inheritance of Chaoshan traditional culture and carries the longing of Chaoshan people at home and abroad for their hometown. (End)
Source: China News Network