Oyster fried, also known as oyster fried, consumed, is a special snack in the Chao region of Fujian and Taiwan, oysters are Hokkien language, the scientific name of this thing is called oyster, rich in nutritional value, is compared to "deep-sea milk".

The main ingredients of oyster frying are oysters, sweet potato flour, eggs, chives, tapioca flour, according to legend, this is a kind of creative cuisine invented under the poor society, it is a substitute food invented by the ancestors in poverty, when they could not eat enough, it is a symbol of poor life. The method of frying oysters is not complicated - wrap oysters, eggs, green onions, coriander and other ingredients in the sweet potato batter with water, and fry them into cakes.

There is an interesting story about the origin of oyster frying. In 1661, the Dutch army occupied Tainan, Zheng Chenggong led the troops from Luermen to attack, intending to recover the lost land, the Zheng army defeated the Dutch army like a bamboo, the Dutch army in a rage, all the rice and grain were hidden, Zheng Jun in the lack of food in the urgency of the wisdom, simply take local materials to Taiwan's special oysters, sweet potato flour mixed with water and a and fried into cakes to eat, unexpectedly passed down to future generations, became a popular snack in the province.

But nowadays, this story is more regarded as just a legend, and the more popular belief that the source of oyster fried oyster fried is that with the arrival of Zheng Chenggong's army and Fujian and Chaoshan immigrants, oyster fried oyster fried was brought into Taiwan proper. And it has become a delicacy loved by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

In the Chaoshan area, oyster fried has another nickname - consumption.

Xiao Yayun and I are going to go to a branding shop recommended in the guide-A Bin branding shop. According to the guide, Abin Oyster Shop is located on the bank of the Hongyang River in front of De'anli, which is an old shop, and the oysters produced are delicious and delicious.

There was a direct bus from the airport to Hongyang Town, and Xiao Yayun and I arrived in Hongyang Town more than an hour later. After finding Abin's brand shop according to the mobile phone map, I smiled wryly and looked at Xiao Yayun, who had been emphasizing hunger all the way, "Okay, don't complain, it's here." The one in front of you is. ”

Xiao Yayun, who leaned her head on my shoulder, suddenly straightened up and looked ahead, and the next moment this Nizi frowned, "Burning?" Isn't it oyster frying? ”

I said helplessly, "Do you really know nothing about this food other than knowing a name?" In Chaoshan, oyster frying is called consumption. ”

Xiao Yayun stuck out her tongue, smiled and ran towards Ah Bin's branding shop.

After ordering two servings, Xiao Yayun found a seat and sat down to wait for the branding to come up, while I stood in front of the stall and watched the boss do the branding.

Hongyang oyster roasting is very exquisite, using a special 50 cm diameter round tripod and a wide surface round furnace, the evenly mixed slurry is poured into the round dome covered with lard, and then the other ingredients are added. The priority of the other ingredients looks like a chapter of disciplined music in the hands of the boss, which is pleasing to the eye. After the seasoning, the oysters and eggs are served last.

Consume and serve. Seeing the consumption that was served, Xiao Yayun frowned and complained: "This is different from the fried oysters I saw in love around the corner." ”

I rolled my eyes, yes, now I know where this Nizi knows the name of Oyster Fried, co-authored from an idol drama.

But from a certain point of view, this Nizi is actually right, although Chaoshan consumption and oyster fried refer to a kind of food, but the appearance is indeed a little different. The dark color of the burning, coupled with the large amount of branding given by this branding shop, makes the color of this plate of consumption look even more gray and dark, which is indeed different from those oyster fried oysters that look extremely attractive with a golden yellow body.

Looking at Xiao Yayun, who couldn't take a poke with chopsticks with a disgusted face, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Look at whether a thing is good or not, at least you have to judge it from the three things of color, flavor, and taste, you can't conclude that it's not delicious because it doesn't look good." ”

Xiao Yayun nodded, reluctantly picked up the chopsticks and put them into her mouth, and the next moment, this Nizi raised her head and said in surprise: "It's so fragrant!" It's delicious! ”

Needless to say, a simple five words are enough to prove that there are three kinds of color and fragrance, although Chaoshan is behind Taiwan oyster frying on the color, but in the fragrance and taste of the last two, it has completely pulled this backward back.

Different from Taiwan's oyster frying, Chaoshan consumption requires "Dading fierce fire thick oil", the so-called "Dading fierce fire", which refers to the large and thick pot for frying oysters, plus fierce fire, so as to ensure a high enough temperature. "Thick oil" is to fry oysters with lard, and the Chaoshan area calls lard "朥".

It is precisely because of the use of lard to make zuò that Chaoshan's consumption has an irreplaceable special fragrance compared with the use of general vegetable oil, and because the boiling point of lard is higher than that of vegetable oil, the fried oysters are also crispier than ordinary oysters, which can be said to truly achieve the taste of crispy outside and tender inside.

Soft, delicate, delicious, new fragrant, crispy but not hard, crisp but not soft. These words can be used but not enough to describe the deliciousness of burning, the oysters wrapped in egg wash and coriander are crispy but not burnt, and when you bite through this shell, the tender oyster meat touches the tip of the tongue, and when you pair it with sa tea sauce and fish sauce, an indescribable taste spreads in the mouth.

Xiao Yayun and I both ate two servings in a row to be satisfied, the reason why we didn't continue to eat was not because I couldn't eat it, but because the oil content was too large, and I felt a little tired after eating the second serving, and I didn't have the same taste as I did at the beginning after eating the third serving.

Walking on the streets of Hongyang, looking at all kinds of snacks and all kinds of people on both sides, I suddenly remembered a passage about Hongyang in the guide that reminded me to come to Chaoshan.

There are many purposes for going to Hongyang, whether to take pictures and take a walk to see the charm of the ancient city that has been precipitated for hundreds of years, or to learn to be a diner and find and taste the inheritance of Puyi food culture for four or five hundred years, but no matter what the purpose, you will eventually be attracted by the charm of this ancient town.

"Richard, I'm going to eat that."

Xiao Yayun suddenly slapped me on the shoulder, interrupting my reverie, and I looked in the direction that Nizi pointed to, a roadside stall with a sign for fried spring rolls.

Looking at Xiao Yayun's salivating appearance, I couldn't help but think of one thing helplessly in my heart - my purpose may be to accompany this girl to eat

Xiao Yayun ran to the stall without waiting for me to answer, and when I arrived, she was already eating fried spring rolls with joy, and when she saw me coming over, Nizi smiled and handed the bitten spring rolls to my mouth, "Do you eat it, it's quite delicious, it's just a little oily." ”

Looking at Xiao Yayun, who was looking up at me with her lips still shiny, I smiled and lowered my head to bite the fried spring rolls, then took out a napkin and handed it over,

"Rub."