In recent years, I have been to Wuqiao, Cangzhou several times due to work. Every time I went there, I was warmly received by Lu Gong, and I stayed at the Parkson Hotel. In addition to work, eating is also important. I used to get up early and take a bus to a dirty little restaurant to drink Cangzhou Lao Suntou's mutton soup. I would also eat local donkey meat platter or Wuqiao roast chicken. Lu Gong is very knowledgeable and always tells anecdotes about road naming, the origin of village names, local attractions and specialties when we are together. He said that "Wuqiao Roast Chicken" has a long history and is the "mother of roast chicken" in many places in Hebei, but the one that impressed him most was the Wuqiao "玍匀" (ga zha), also called "饹馇".
Pancake is a famous local dish. It uses mung beans as raw material. The mung bean batter is spread into thin slices in a pan and dried on a bamboo mat until cool. Shred the vegetables and stir-fry them in a pot. The fragrance of the mung beans penetrates into the texture of the vegetables, and the soup is fragrant. Purely handmade, healthy delicacies. If you don’t eat Zou once in Wuqiao, you haven’t been to Wuqiao.
I heard that the name "饹馇" was given by Cixi Lafayette. After the Qing Dynasty built the Eastern Tomb in Zunhua , the guardian of the tomb sent this specialty to the palace in order to please the royal family. The Empress Dowager Cixi dines in a grand manner, taking only two bites of the dishes she is served before taking them away. One time, the imperial kitchen served vinegar-based glutinous rice cakes. She saw that she had not eaten it and asked, "What kind of dish is this?" The eunuch replied, "I haven't named it yet. Please give me a name by Lafayette." "The Empress Dowager Cixi listened and took two bites, while the eunuch hurriedly moved down. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cixi said "leave it aside" before she had eaten enough. The eunuch thought this was the name of the dish given by the Queen Mother, and immediately passed it on: "Lafayette gave this dish the name '饹馇'." "饹馇" is a homophone for "Puzu". It sounds similar to the name Empress Dowager Cixi gave to Baoding "Wan County".
said that Qing Dong Tomb had been to Tangshan once during his university internship, and by the way he went to Malanyu, Zunhua to "inspect" Dongling. I heard that the word "Zunhua" comes from the meaning of "following the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and educating the common people." I ate Tangshan glutinous rice for the first time there. In my impression, it looks like a yellow noodle sheet. It is said that it is also a must-have item for Tangshan people during festivals, weddings and funerals, and as a gift. In the local area, there is even a saying that "if you don't eat the glutinous rice feast, you don't have a trip to Tangshan."
"Zunhua Tongzhi" records the preparation method of "pot steamed bun": "Mung beans are widely used by northerners... grind them with water to make a paste, bake them in a pot, and it is pleasant to cook and fry." This is "chrome steamed bun". It is also called loza (some say it is the name of Mongolian pancakes), put aside, separated, which is not necessarily named after Cixi. It is said that Zunyu originated from the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty when it moved westward, and became famous in Zunhua during the late Qing Dynasty. Once when I visited Gu'an, Baoding, it seemed that pancakes were also a local specialty.
Tangshan people say that the glutinous rice cooked with local chestnut leaves is the most delicious. The source of the yellow color should be turmeric , which in addition to producing yellow color, also has a special smell and taste. The curcumin contained in turmeric has antioxidant and anti-tumor effects, so turmeric-based products have health-care effects. Nowadays, people add too much flour and pigments to the ingredients, which seriously reduces the quality of glutinous rice cakes.
Lu Gong said that the name of the glutinous rice cake comes from Cixi. It is estimated that the Wuqiao glutinous rice cake may also originate from Tangshan, but it is not ruled out that it originated from many places and complemented each other. Just like Wuqiao Palace Noodles, when I went to Shijiazhuang Gaocheng , the locals also said that Gaocheng Palace Noodles are the best in the world. However, there is no way to investigate why Wu Qiao called the glutinous rice cake "玍粀". Due to its wide range of raw materials, simple production tools and processes, and various eating methods, as well as its refreshing, appetizing, heat-clearing and detoxifying effects, it has become the first choice and must-have ingredient when going out, and is deeply loved by acrobats.
Some people think that the 2 characters "玍匀" are composed of "a student who is born without success will not be able to succeed", which is the principle taught by old artists to "shoot out the first bird". When dealing with people, they must know how to be humble and tolerant, not show off, let alone be arrogant and complacent. , arrogant. It seems that the behavioral norms of Jianghu artists are condensed into these two words, and the commonly eaten glutinous rice cakes are named after them as a warning.
As for the origin and taste of 饹馇, let’s listen to what netizens from all over the world have to say.
