Flower Pot Helmet [Gansu Yumen Specialty]

What is a flower pot helmet? Authentic Yumen specialty from Gansu: Flower Pot Helmet

Summary:Do you want to know what Flower Pot Helmet is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product ofYumen, Gansu Province - Huaguokui. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Huaguokui. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Huaguokui and the product characteristics of Huaguokui? How did the history of the Flower Pot Helmet come about? The production method of flower pot helmet, etc

Basic introduction of Huaguokui

In Yumen, there is a type of bread called Huaguokui. It is very exquisite to make, using basic ingredients such as flour, clear oil, eggs, milk, adding fragrant bean powder, Sichuan peppercorns, etc., and then drawing it with a needle on dough the size of a basin

The content of the depicted patterns mostly includes "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Pine, Bamboo, Plum, Orchid", "Fairy Peach Fruit" and so on. No other characters are painted on the dough except for Chang'e. After this kind of raw dough cake, which is about two inches thick, is made, it is put into a pot and burned with wheat straw. Because the pot is very small, only one is burned at a time, and it often takes half a month for a household to burn it. In order to make flowered pot helmets with various flavors, pumpkin (nest gourd), red koji, yellow koji, turmeric (all of which are seasoning and color powder), jujube paste, etc. are added to make flowered pot helmets with different flavors. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, everyone will make flowered pot helmets with different flavors, because they represent the members of the delegation, which is a traditional Chinese custom

The method of making flower pot helmets

Yumen's flower pot helmets are very particular, using good flour, clear oil, eggs, milk, adding fragrant bean powder, Sichuan peppercorns, etc., and then drawing with a needle on dough the size of a basin. After the raw pancakes are made, they are put into a pot and burned with wheat straw. Because the pot is very small, only one is burned at a time, which often takes half a month for a household to cook. In order to make flower pot helmets with various flavors, pumpkin, red yeast, yellow yeast, turmeric, jujube paste, etc. are added to make unique pot helmets