Fujian snack - mere cake

Fujian snack - mere cake
In numerous multi-type local delicacies in the area in Fuzhou, the mere cake is thickest and most lowpriced one. Raw materials of it flour, alkali only, salt, add any sesames, the shape is large like silver dollar. The intersection of Beijing and the intersection of sesame paste and sesame seed cake, the intersection of Jiangsu and Huang bridge sesame seed cake,etc. in condiment compare with put the oil, not only without grade but also have no taste. However, can't look it small, this mere cake has much connections.
According to the records of will of Fuzhou office: More bright by the 42nd year of Jiajing ' A.D. 1563) ,The national hero Qi Ji only leads the army to enter Fujian and pursue and wipe out Wo's bandit, does not want to be overcast and rainy day after day, can't lift cooking stove in the army, Qi Ji light order and roast a kind of simplest light cake, string and hang and make solid food on offices and men with the rope, it is convenient to fight to destroy enemies greatly. Later, this little cake flowed into the people, not only generally ate but also became and offered sacrifices to the indispensable offerings of ancestors of gods. Descendant remember relative with gratitude to be common, call " smooth cake " small cake such .
In Fuzhou, usually have to ask " smooth cake " sesame the cake people ,There is the letting of the sesame " The Fuqing cake " . But here from the intersection of Fuzhou and kilometer of the intersection of Fuqing and cities, have to ask " smooth cake " sesame the cake people . Want the theory " with relish " ,Comparatively, the mere cake that the people in Fuqing cooked is slightly better.
Fuzhou native do all cake, always used the charcoal baker in the past, in order to pursue to save trouble now, use the electric oven instead to bake mostly. And the people in Fuqing cook all cake, is still keeping one's own set so far, not only fresh, and interesting, overstate some to say, can call it work art of combining music and dance together.
They it bakes whom all cakes takes to be one mouthful nearly two meter high having to wrap up in yellow loud jar of mud outside one nearly by diameter. Large the intersection of torch and casing wall towering cook from piece under jar with in bundles loose piece first" White " ,Jar bottom only surplus cinder, then by two the intersection of people and cooperation, stretch out one's hand enter jar the intersection of cake and embryo that finish, apply to the casing wall accurately quickly, if is a bit slower, is afraid that arm that only burns should roast into bubbles. In the face of a fire jar while baking all cake, does not divide winter and summer, it is being barebacked that they both are hitting. One of their passes the embryo, one connects the embryo to stick in the jar, the body does not stretch one enough, bow and face upward, agile, cooperate tacitly, in addition Pi Pi's whip sticks to the cake sound, like the musical background, the rhythm is very strong. In ten minutes, hundreds of mere cake all, then bake with charcoal fire cake slowly, really let people broaden horizon. The mere cake roasted into the big such jar is only only golden yellow, very fragrant and fragile.
Fuzhou urban area sells out the small shop of the cake, are all retail sales and the workshop mix. But the mere cake of Fuqing is finished and distributed for the pedlar to sell by the workshop. So, in Fuqing, can be seen and sell out the small stand of the cake everywhere along the street. The mere cake on that small stand is piled like the hill, become a scene in the street of Fuqing.
In the past, mere cake common people wipe out spend, step on the hall of the elegance. It may be that the geomantic omen rotate in turn, nowadays restaurants, hotels of Fuzhou, cut pieces of the intersection of clam and mouth mere cake, insert, pay meat in wine sauce, Steamed pork with rice, mustard greens, the intersection of tongue and dish, water some the intersection of vinegar and the intersection of garlic and juice, regard feast as the characteristic pastry receives guests together.
No one expects, the mere cake has scene like this of today.
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