Pie is a traditional food in Xiamen with a history of 100 years. It is made of high-quality flour, lard and fine mung beans. When making, the mung bean is steamed, shelled and finely ground. The crust and pastry were oiled and kneaded properly. Pay attention to the heat when baking, so that the oil won't go away when the inside is cooked and the outside is red. The crust made in this way is fragrant, crisp and moist, and the filling is cool and sweet.
Huang Shengji dried pork: Huang Shengji is the most famous Chinese time-honored brand in Xiamen, with a history of 166. In the 22nd year of Qing Daoguang (1842), Huang Zhijiang, the 16-year-old founder of "Jinxiang", set out from Dongshan, Xu Xian County, Zhangzhou, carrying a bamboo basket with his own floss, and took a cape boat to shima town, Longhai, Zhangzhou, and peddled along the way. He heard that the business of Xiamen Port was booming, so he transferred to Xiamen for trial sale.
Stir-fried oysters in Xiamen: stir the eggs, add a lot of fresh oysters, fry them in oil, spread them into a plate of cakes and serve them, then dip them in the sweet and spicy sauce special in Xiamen. The delicious taste of oysters, the richness of eggs, and most importantly, Chili sauce is a perfect combination. The Chili sauce in Xiamen is a little different from other places. First of all, its color is brilliant red, unlike most of its homes which are dark red. Secondly, it tastes sweet and spicy, and sweetness seems to prevail. Hot sauce is poured into the dish, chopsticks reach to the mouth, and saliva has touched the edge of the table.
2. Minnan people like drinking tea very much, and Tieguanyin tea is the most famous:
Wood burning Tieguanyin: It is made by traditional wood burning technology, that is, red bricks are used to start the stove, iron tripod is used to fry, and firewood is used as fuel. The raw material used is the green tea of Anxi Chashan. Compared with the ordinary Tieguanyin, the wood-burned Tieguanyin is more mellow and natural in taste, with a faint wood fragrance and full of Guanyin charm. But because it is handmade, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to make it. In addition, the production of Tieguanyin is now basically fully mechanized, and this ancient method of frying Tieguanyin with wood fire is becoming less and less, which is of course more precious.
When you come to Xiamen, you can see large and small snack bars or street snacks:
Peanut crisp: Peanut crisp is a famous Chinese pastry in Xiamen, also known as "tribute sugar". The main raw materials are peanut kernel and sugar. When making, the peanuts are fried and peeled, boiled with sugar, then mashed into crisp shape, rolled and shaped, and cut into small pieces. When eating, carefully peel off the wrapping paper and gently put it in your mouth. Will melt in the mouth, sweet but not greasy, and the fragrance can be sprayed on the cheeks. In addition to drinking tea, it can also be used as a sandwich for cakes such as salty cakes. Products are exported at home and abroad.
Frozen bamboo shoots: bamboo shoots are coelenterates that grow on the sand by the sea! The dusty face is like a bug. Bamboo shoots were caught out of the sand. They were stocked for a day, spit out the sundries, and then cooked in a pot. Because this thing is as high in collagen as pigskin and sticky. Naturally cooling after taking out and solidifying into a bowl of bamboo shoots. Buckle it on a plate and turn it into four pieces with a knife. It's best to drink it with mustard, and you can chew it with your mouth empty. Frozen bamboo shoots may not be fragrant, but their refreshing taste is absolutely first-class.
Zhajiang Noodles Line: Zhajiang Noodles Line is an innovative Xiamen-style food developed by several old chefs from Quanfulou and Shuangquan restaurants in early Xiamen. Its cooking method is to fry the noodles in a medium-cooked oil pan until they are golden, red and yellow, take them out for later use, put the fried noodles in a boiling water pan for a while, and then fry them with ingredients. With unique flavor and delicious taste, it is a unique food in Xiamen.
Barbecued pork bun: Xiamen's barbecued pork bun is quite famous in Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Southeast Asia, among which "delicious" barbecued pork bun is the most famous. There are five steps to make it: first, carefully select the ingredients; second, carefully prepare; third, master the heat; fourth, prepare to dip the ingredients; fifth, keep the heat of cooked meat stuffing in jiaozi at any time, and only when it is hot can it have a fragrant feeling.
There is a special handicraft in Xiamen, which I think can be bought as a souvenir:
Pearl Embroidery: Xiamen Pearl Embroidery is famous for its novelty, splendor and brilliance. Beaded slippers, beaded wall charts, beaded bags, etc. 100 varieties. These products are made of sparkling colored glass beads and electro-optical films, and traditional techniques such as convex embroidery, Ping Xiu embroidery, string embroidery, grain embroidery, random needle embroidery, vertical needle embroidery and laminated embroidery are used to embroider bas-relief patterns. The whole bead pattern composition is rigorous and airtight; The half bead pattern is elegant and beautiful, fresh and pleasing to the eye.