. Black and white clams
Putian The coastal area is rich in precious black and white clams. Clams are small clams that inhabit shallow seas and tidal flats. Although the clams are small, their meat is rich and delicious. After being pickled in multiple processes, the taste becomes better and the longer they are stored. After being rinsed, they are coarsely marinated with salt for three to five days to maintain their quality. Before eating, rinse the finely pickled clams with clean water to remove excess salt, then marinate them again with good soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, and a little vinegar for a few days, and then you can eat them.
2. There is a lot of salt in the tidal flats, making it difficult for ordinary crops to grow. Only soybeans are alkali-resistant, and Xinghua has many harvests.
The ancestors of Puxian had a special liking for soybeans and processed them into various delicacies. Bean balls were one of them. After Jiang Caiping entered the palace, she missed the local snacks, so her brother sent people to Chang'an to specialize in making Puxian snack beans. The pills were presented as tribute, and the emperor was full of praise after tasting them.
Therefore, Douwan is also called Gongwan in the Donghua area east of the Huangshi River. The powder-based palace snacks. Similar to Loess Plateau cold noodles, after Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty tasted Puxian bean balls, he felt that they were fresh and tender, so he gave the rice noodles from his palace to Mei Fei 's parents to taste, because Puxian is rich in sweet potatoes and has a lot of starch.
It is a must-have for every household. The people in the city improved the raw materials for making Si Fen, and then added it with seafood from their hometown to become today's Si Fen-style suo noodle. Huanghan area, especially Mei Fei's hometown, called Si Noodles "Zi Fen". It means a reward from the emperor.
The authentic way to make Xinghua Cifen is: use pig bones to make soup, use the soup to boil in a pot, add glutinous rice noodles and bean sprouts, cook over high heat, pour onion oil, monosodium glutamate, and a little soy sauce, Vinegar at 6 degrees Celsius or below.
3. Nine-layer Cake
Nine-layer Cake is a local snack made of nine layers of rice paste of different colors. It is made from rice and glutinous rice, ground into rice pulp and divided into nine equal parts.
Add an appropriate amount of white sugar and food coloring to each equal amount. The first layer will be red, the second layer will be light yellow, and the third layer will be original white, until it reaches the ninth layer. Therefore, the cake has nine layers in total, hence the name nine-layer cake.
The method is to put gauze on the bottom of the steamer, put the first layer of material on it, and after it is half cooked, put on the second layer until the ninth layer. After steaming, cool it and cut it into diamond shapes. It not only has a unique and elegant appearance, but also has a moist and delicate taste. It tastes crunchy and slightly sweet. It is most suitable for children and the elderly. It is a unique snack in Puti.
