Why is clay pot rice called clay pot rice?

Clay pot rice is a traditional food in Guangdong province, also known as Cantonese clay pot rice. Street food stalls in Guangzhou, which originated in the early 1930s, are distinctive Cantonese dishes, emphasizing the integration of various ingredients and pursuing delicacy. Many friends think the name clay pot rice is strange. Actually, clay pot is the name of Guangdong small casserole. Clay pot rice is rice cooked with clay pot rice. The soul of delicious clay pot rice lies in the sauce and golden crispy rice. Let's learn about clay pot rice together. 1. Clay pot rice is a traditional food in which province?

Clay pot rice is a special dish. Some restaurants specialize in clay pot rice. Many friends have eaten clay pot rice, but they don't know much about it and don't know where it originated. In fact, clay pot rice is a traditional food in Guangdong Province, belonging to Cantonese cuisine, so it is also called Cantonese clay pot rice.

Clay pot rice has a long history, and its embryonic form is Zhou Bazhen more than two thousand years ago. According to the Book of Rites and other books, Bazhen No.1 and No.2 in the Zhou Dynasty cooked the same as clay pot rice, only with yellow rice as the raw material. Modern clay pot rice appeared in the street food stalls in Guangzhou in the early 1930s, that is, it was cooked at once and cooked by one person. At first, it was only sold in cold autumn and winter, and most of them were glutinous rice with clay pot flavor.

In Cantonese cuisine, clay pot rice is one of the most distinctive cuisines, which is different from other Cantonese cuisines because of its unique processing and cooking methods. It pursues the characteristics of light taste of raw materials and emphasizes the integration of various ingredients. But clay pot rice also has the characteristics that Cantonese cuisine pursues delicacy, including not only the delicacy of ingredients, but also the delicacy of cooking.

Second, why is clay pot rice called clay pot rice?

The name clay pot rice sounds strange. Many friends don't know why they call it. Some people even ridiculed that clay pot rice is a child's meal. In fact, the origin of the name clay pot rice is not complicated, but just a spoken language in Guangdong.

Cantonese people are used to calling little things "cubs", such as chickens and piglets. Pot means small pot. Authentic Guangdong clay pot rice is made of casserole. Guangdong people call this small casserole "Zi", and the rice cooked by "Zi" is naturally called clay pot rice.

Third, the characteristics of clay pot rice

Delicious clay pot rice has two characteristics that cannot be ignored:

1, serve the sauce, remove the lid and pour it on the rice. It has _ _ and looks black and bright, which fully embodies the skill of the sauce owner.

2, golden crispy rice crust, a layer of crispy rice crust cooked from the smooth bottom of the pot, crispy and delicious, different from ordinary crispy rice crust, it is not only crisp but also deep in taste, which tests the control of heat and the quality of the pot itself.