Pinyin of "籺籺籺

The pinyin of "籺籺" is: hé.

I. Introduction to hé

Hé is an ancient traditional Han Chinese snack in the Lingnan region. Distributed in western Guangdong Maoming and Zhanjiang Chikan, Xiashan, Mazhang, Wuchuan, Lianjiang, Suixi, and Guangxi Yulin, Beihai, Qinzhou, Fangchenggang and other places. Similar food is also found in the eastern part of Guangdong, coastal Fujian, and Hainan, but called by different names. 籺 (pronounced hé), pronounced like "@" in Cantonese, is literally interrelated with the crop, which is rice.

It is wheat, a product of roughage. The Qing Dynasty "Kangxi Dictionary" about "籺" explains: "xié, crumbs of rice finely called 籺" "hé, rice flour". Dictionary of Words explains "籺籺" as: the crumbs of rice and wheat. In modern Chinese, it mainly refers to the crumbs of rice and wheat.

More often used to refer to coarse food. It also refers to the seeds of rice and wheat in general. In other dialects, "籺" is basically not used, but in most parts of western Guangdong and southeastern Gui, it refers to Han snacks similar to pastries.

The historical origin of mochi

During the pre-Qin period, the people of South Vietnam lived a life of slash-and-burn cultivation, mashing simple cereals and root crops into a sticky consistency and wrapping them with meat and vegetables to eat them, resulting in a mochi-like food.

The mochi is the culmination of two thousand years of food culture in Lingnan. In ancient times, people would use mochi to worship the gods and pray for good weather; they would use mochi to offer sacrifices to their ancestors on the anniversary of the death of their ancestors and during the Ching Ming Festival to convey the culture of filial piety; and they would use mochi as a gift during festive seasons to represent the way of hospitality. Making and eating quails is the oldest tradition of the people in western Guangdong and southeastern Gui, and it is an indispensable custom for the festivals.

Types of Mizutaki

Guzhong Mizutaki

Mizutaki has become a very distinctive food culture. Gu Zhong Zong Zong (Gu Zong Zong), also known as "Wrapped Zong Zong", is the most widely circulated food on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Lunar Calendar (Duan Yang Festival).

There is a story circulating in the Maoming area about "Wrapping Rice Dumplings" which has a strong local color. The reason why the "ancient Chinese dumplings" were later called "wrapped dumplings" is that the words "ancient" and "wrapped" harmonize, and because the dumplings are wrapped up and made, the word "wrapped" is used. The name of the dish is "裹粽籺" because it is wrapped up and made.

Potato Wrapped Dumpling

This kind of dumpling is a kind of special street food. The method of making it is to mix boiling water with sweet potato flour (the same way you do with the Shou Tao quail) and roll it into a semolina, then make it into a quail with a shape similar to that of the ancient Chinese quail, and put it into a steaming pot (an appliance specialized in steaming potato buns quails) and cook it.

The filling is usually pork and peanuts, and shrimp can also be added. When you eat it, use a bowl to hold the steaming hot noodles and add the pre-simmered pork bone soup (according to your own preferences, you can add some vinegar to make vinegar soup, and some people also add chili sauce) and eat it together. Sweet potato flour unique crisp and smooth mouth, coupled with the hot soup soaking, the mouth but feel thick but not greasy, very attractive.