Shaowu Baoci [Fujian Shaowu Specialty]

What is Shaowu Baoci? Authentic Fujian Shaowu specialty: Shaowu Baoci

Content summary:Do you want to know what Shaowu Baoci is? This article is a detailed introduction to the local specialty of Shaowu, Fujian Province - Shaowu Baoci. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Shaowu Baoci. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Shaowu Baoci and its nutritional value? What are the product features of Shaowu Baoci? The production method of Shaowu Baoci, etc

Introduction to Shaowu Baoci

Baoci is a famous local snack in Shaowu and a popular festival food among the people.. In rural areas of Shaowu, especially in the Shaonan area, it is called "Baoci", while in urban areas it is called "Nezhaci". There are also a few rural areas called "Caobao". The festivals for Shaowu rural people to make dumplings are different, but most of them are on Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival and Spring Festival Festival. The process of making glutinous rice cakes is complex and involves numerous techniques. The technique of making glutinous rice cakes has been included in the third batch of representative works of intangible cultural heritage at the municipal level in Nanping City

The production of baoci mainly uses indica rice and japonica rice as raw materials. When cooked to a certain extent, it is picked up and mixed with dried herbaceous plants such as foxtail grass collected on hillsides, roadsides, and fields. It is then placed in a stone mortar and pounded with a wooden pestle to make a cake. It is shaped into a cup and filled with various dishes. The rim of the mouth is then kneaded and steamed in a steamer. There is another method of making rice cakes, which is to soak the rice and grind it into rice slurry with a stone mill, then put it in a pot and stir while cooking to form a ball of rice cakes. Then, add mouse rice grass and knead it into rice cake strips. The process is the same as above

Baoci is not only delicious and jade like, but also a Tonic Diet. Because the "water koji" added to rice paste is non-toxic, has a difficult and moderate function, can dispel phlegm and cough, and can treat chronic bronchitis. Baoci also has another function: when the Spring Society eats "baoci", the bamboo shoots are called "spring bamboo shoots" and cannot be dug up randomly; Before Zaishe Day, bamboo shoots were called winter bamboo shoots, and everyone could dig them up, which invisibly protected the growth and reproduction of bamboo

Because during the production of glutinous rice cakes, rice slurry needs to be mixed with "water koji", which is called "rat koji grass" in Chinese medicine. It is sweet and non-toxic, can invigorate the spleen and harmonize the middle, dispel phlegm and cough, and can also treat chronic bronchitis

Steamed Shaowu rice cakes are crystal clear and resemble dumplings, very beautiful

The production method of Shaowu Baoci

1. Take glutinous rice and indica rice, mix and soak them in a certain proportion, and then mix them with rat grass and grind them together<37<5. Spread pine needles on a bamboo sieve, then neatly arrange the rice cakes on top. After steaming, they can be eaten, so some people call them "rice dumplings"