Chapter 122: Treat, Wonton Noodles

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang!" Seeing the helpless looks of the scholars on the stage, the townspeople all smiled one by one.

After all, in their eyes, Wang Meng is the character who gave them a new life, and psychologically they still hope that Wang Meng can win against these bachelors from Luoyi Academy.

These scholars are arrogant and arrogant, as if everyone in Wuchuan Town has stolen their rice...... They have seen too many of these faces.

Looking at Wang Meng again, he didn't have any proud and complacent expression at this moment, but said to the townspeople in a loud voice: "Don't worry, everyone, this is just a little commotion, and it won't affect everyone's continued business." ”

"Mr. Wang is really a benevolent and righteous master. ”

"Who's to say it's not? Since Mr. Wang built Wuchuan Town, no one wants to go to Zhixue Town to live. ”

"A cage cake in the town of Zhixue is more than ten times more expensive than ours here, and they deserve to have no business to do!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wang is really a rare good person in the world. ”

With Wang Meng's departure, everything in Wuchuan Town seems to be back to normal, the banquet has been removed by the town army, the previously temporary countertops have been removed, the road is unimpeded, and the townspeople continue to carry out their daily lives today.

Time flies, and soon it is time for the sun to set, and at this time, the nightlife of Wuchuan Town has officially begun.

"Zhongchen, I have a treat today, there is still a period of time before the storytelling, what do you want to eat? You're welcome, I'm not short of money now. ”

"Han Ling, I'm not hungry, it's okay to eat later......"

"Oh, you and I are one monarch and minister, it's too much to say these words, eat some, so as not to lose your strength when you talk later." ”

"This ...... All right. Ji Qing couldn't resist Han Ling in the end, and decided to find something to cushion her stomach.

It just so happened that one of the noodle restaurants suddenly started shouting.

"Wonton noodles! fragrant wonton noodles!

Wonton noodles? That's a good thing.

Wonton, also known as flat food, is a kind of characteristic traditional snack in the Liangguang region, which belongs to Cantonese cuisine. Unlike most of the "wontons" in the south, they were initially classified as bread categories. It is called wonton because the pronunciation of wonton in Cantonese is similar to wonton.

After years of development, wonton also has its own unique style, the skin and filling inside are different from wontons. The size is generally based on "one bite swallow", according to the standard of Lao Guangji, the number of wontons in a standard bowl is 6 to 8 pieces.

Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wu Wangfu defeated the Yue Kingdom, captured the Yue King Goujian, and obtained a lot of gold and silver treasures, especially after getting the peerless beauty Xi Shi, he was even more carried away, and indulged in singing, dancing and wine all day long, and did not ask about state affairs.

This year, the winter solstice festival arrived, and King Wu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials as usual, and the singing and dancing inside and outside the palace were leveled. Unexpectedly, during the feast, he was tired of eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and he was displeased, and he didn't eat. Xi Shi saw all this, she took the opportunity to run into the imperial kitchen, and rolled the dough and skin, wanting to make a new type of dim sum to express her heart.

After turning over a few tricks in her hand, the leather finally wrapped a kind of dustpan-style dim sum. Put it in boiling water, and the snacks will be flooded on the surface of the water one by one. She put it in a bowl, added fresh soup, sprinkled with green onions, garlic, pepper, and dripping sesame oil, and offered it to King Wu. When King Wu tasted it, it was extremely delicious, he ate a big bowl in one go, and asked in a loud voice: "What kind of dim sum is this?" Xi Shi secretly laughed: This senseless and faint monarch is chaotic all day long, and it is really chaotic. Hearing the question, she casually replied, "Wonton." Since then, this kind of dim sum has flowed into the folk under the name of "wonton".

Wu Yue people not only love to eat wontons on weekdays, but also in order to commemorate the wisdom and creation of Xi Shi, they also set it as the appropriate food for the Winter Solstice Festival.

Wonton is made by wrapping the wonton skin in a minced filling. Guangxi and Guangdong wonton wrappers are made of eggs and flour and cut into squares of about 8cm by 8cm. The filling is usually made by mixing pork, vegetables (such as coriander and celery) and chopped green onions and seasoning, and there are also wonton fillings made with shrimp, ground fish minced, egg yolks, shiitake mushrooms and tellurium.

The wrapping method of Guangxi and Guangdong wontons is generally fast, and it does not have to be gradually and neatly folded. The size is based on the ability to swallow one in one bite. Most wontons are boiled in boiling water and added to noodles and soup to make wonton noodles. There are also those who only eat net wontons.

And a good bowl of wonton noodles needs to be seen from three aspects:

First, soup: the soup made with fresh fish, shrimp heads, shrimp shells, and pork barrel bones should have umami and be clear, and no other seasonings should be added.

The second is noodles: the most authentic noodles are called Zhusheng noodles, and noodles do not add any water, completely duck eggs and noodles, and ride on the thick bamboo tube to press noodles repeatedly. The noodles cooked in this way have moderate toughness and are very crisp in the mouth.

The third is the wonton itself: the wonton skin and filling are very particular, the basic filling needs to have fresh shrimp meat, pork, leeks, a bite of the skin to be slippery, the filling to be smooth and elastic teeth "porphyry crispy"...... March Chinese

The wonton that the people of Guangzhou said in later generations is what the northerners called wontons.

It is said that it was introduced from Hunan to Guangdong during the Tang and Song dynasties, and it is recorded in the book "Group Living and Solving Yi" by Gao Yi in the Song Dynasty...... In winter, it is good to eat wontons, often a little noisy, and you must use a fan to eat. ”

The official introduction of wonton noodles to Guangzhou dates back to the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty.

According to legend, a Hunan man opened a "Sanchu Noodle Restaurant" (Sanchu is the area of Hunan and Hubei) in Shuangmendi (Beijing Road) in Guangzhou, specializing in noodles, including wonton noodles.

It's just that the wonton at that time was very rough, and basically there was only white water soup with dough and meat filling. Later, it was modified several times, and the egg mixture and dough were rolled into a thin skin, and the filling was wrapped with minced meat, shrimp and leeks.

Obviously, although Guangzhou was not a noodle staple food in the first place.

However, Cantonese people have a soft spot for this bowl of wonton noodles. As a result, the business of "Sanchu Noodle Restaurant" was booming, and many people soon rushed to follow suit.

In the early days, wonton noodles were sold by hawkers on their shoulders to attract customers, and soon developed into a market.

However, one of the important accessories for this wonton is the shiitake mushroom, which was also obtained by Ling Hao not long ago, and then spread to be sold and cultivated in the market of Wuchuan Town.

This shiitake mushroom also originated in the land of China, is the second largest mushroom in the world, and is also a precious edible mushroom that has a long reputation in China.

Shiitake mushrooms were first cultivated in China, and it has a history of more than 800 years. Shiitake mushrooms are also famous medicinal mushrooms, and generations of medical scientists have written about the medicinal properties and functions of shiitake mushrooms.

Shiitake mushroom meat is thick and delicate, delicious, unique aroma, rich in nutrition, is a kind of food and medicine homology, with high nutritional, medicinal and health value......

"Two guest officers, you must be tired, right? Come on, come on, please come inside, sit down and eat a bowl of wonton noodles, it's absolutely delicious. The guys at the noodle restaurant were very enthusiastic to invite Ji Qing and Han Ling in.

"Okay, give us two places. Han Ling waved his hand, and there was a sense of "the big boss came to taste".

"Okay, two of you, please!"

Ji Qing walked into the noodle restaurant and found that the environment here was really good, find a place by the window and sit quietly, and you can see the lively scene of the shops opening one by one outside......

It seems that Lao Ling does have his own set of methods in doing business.

"Two bowls of shrimp wonton noodles with fried dough sticks, not enough to add more. "Han Ling has already ordered the dishes she needs.

"Okay! Two bowls of shrimp wonton noodles with refueled noodles!

"Alright, I've ordered the food, let's sit and wait for a while. Han Ling said.

"Why do you have to bring me here for dinner?" Ji Qing raised his eyebrows.

"This ...... Of course, it's because we're on the way. Han Ling smiled.

"By the way, you mean ......."

"The dishes in this Wuchuan town have new products from time to time, I just eat all the food in this place and I won't feel tired, this wonton noodles have been selling very well recently, if you want to eat, you have to inform the noodle restaurant in advance, I have been waiting for a long time to have such an opportunity." Han Ling said seriously.

"You can stop by and see me talk, right?"

"Hee-hee, this made you find out......"

"It's okay, it's no problem for you to come and see more, go to our Minghuju to listen to books, and I can give you a half-price admission discount." ”

"Okay, good, loyal minister, it's rare for you to be so generous, how can I, the king, not accompany me to the end? ”

"That is, a gentleman is hard to chase after a word. ”