China News Service, Jiangmen, August 7th: Guangdong Taishan Wuwei Goose: Selected as a municipal "intangible cultural heritage", the future prospects can be expected
Author Li Xiaochun Guo Jun
"There is a new restaurant specializing in the five-flavored goose in Wencun, Taishan. Today, I specially bought one to bring back with my family to try the taste. Although it costs $26 a pound, the price is a little expensive, but the taste is the same as in Taishan. The food is almost the same.” Recently, Ms. Huang, a “post-70s” villager in Taishan who now lives in New York, USA, chatted with relatives and friends in Taishan on WeChat, saying that as long as she sees a product with the taste of her hometown in a foreign country, she will pay attention and want to try it. for fast.
In Ms. Huang's hometown of Taishan City, Guangdong, five-flavored goose is a well-known local delicacy. It is cooked with black-maned goose with light soy sauce, rock sugar, rice vinegar, rice wine, and salt. Or in festive banquets, it is a must-have delicacy for some Taishan people during the festival.
Chen Shibing, known as "Yuanzaibing", took a group photo with Chen Jianlue, the inheritor of Wencun's five-flavor goose production skills. Photo by Li Xiaochun
According to reports, the stalls and teahouse restaurants in Taishan currently operating Wuwei goose are located in various towns (streets) in the city. Due to the slightly different cooking techniques and marinade recipes, the flavors of the products are different. The most famous one is the “Wencun Wuwei”. goose".
According to the "Notice of Jiangmen Municipal People's Government on Announcement of the List of the Ninth Batch of Representative Projects of Jiangmen's Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2022, the "Wencun Five-flavor Goose Making Technique" project is on the list.
Mr. Chen Shibing is a master of making "Wencun Five Flavor Goose".
According to him, in order to make a living, in 1978, he cooperated with friends to run a food stall outside the old gate building of Dongmen in Wencun Village, mainly selling salty dumplings with fried pig scalp and pig water, and at the same time supplying chopped The five-flavored goose that is sold in bulk or in bulk is available for customers to choose and eat together.
He was affectionately called "Yuan Zaibing" by the guests because he was cheerful and greeted with a smile.
In 1980, he began to run a food stall independently, and set up stalls in three places to attract customers. It was not until the opening of the Dexin Pingji Hotel built in Wencun Market in 1984 that he ended his career as a stall.
Photo by Li Xiaochun of the five-flavored goose about to be cooked
"I remember when I was in elementary school, after school, I stole the goose feet of a goose with five flavors at home because I was hungry. The taste and taste were very good, and I still remember it." Quality and cooking techniques directly affect the taste of the product.
Chen Jianlue is the inheritor of Wencun's five-flavor goose production skills. He currently runs a restaurant and three fast food restaurants in Taicheng Street, Taishan.
"My grandfather's name is Chen Huangzheng, and his mother is from Haiyan Town. Grandpa's grandfather's family used to open a restaurant called 'Dexin' in Haiyan, which has a certain reputation in the local area. My father and grandpa helped in the store. , and learned cooking skills such as braised goose from the kitchen master. Later, the food stall was handed over to my grandfather. In 1943, due to the situation at the time, the stall name was changed to 'Wenxin', and it was closed for a period of time." Chen Jianlue said. , He currently established Guangdong Wenxin Catering Management Co., Ltd. with his partners. In the future, he will establish a comprehensive slaughtering plant, integrate the central kitchen and cold chain distribution, so that each store has a unified taste, and create a complete system of food processing supply chain. It is cheaper to open a store and easier to replicate.
The cleaned goose can be fried in a frying pan after being colored and air-dried Photo by Li Xiaochun
"The black mane goose has been reared for 90 to 100 days, and the meat is the most suitable for cooking five-flavored goose. After the goose has been slaughtered and cleaned, spread the color with soy sauce, and then hang it to air dry. When the temperature of the oil in the pot reaches 180°, put it in the oil pot. Deep-fry for 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the fatness and size of the goose), then take it out. After the sauce prepared in the pot is boiled, put the fried goose in the pot and marinate for 25 minutes on open fire It's all right." Chen Jianlue introduced, "My grandfather's generation, through countless trials and experiments, finally came up with the original recipe for braised goose with five flavors. Later, my dad improved the recipe and passed it on to me. Today, I also tried to upgrade the recipe, such as replacing the white sugar on the original recipe with rock sugar."
The five-flavored goose hanging in the deli operation room of Yuanzaiping fast food restaurant, the color and fragrance are attractive. Photo by Li Xiaochun
"Braising goose is very convenient now. There is an electronic stove that integrates frying and marinating. The master can operate according to the set steps and procedures. I only need to go back to the store twice a week to prepare the sauce for marinating." Chen Jianlue revealed, Every holiday, the store's orders for five-flavored goose will increase significantly. Last year, the number of orders for the five-flavored goose exceeded 300 a day in the days approaching the Spring Festival last year.
Today, "Five Flavor Goose" is not only popular in Taishan, but also follows the footsteps of Taishan people's migration, leaving Taishan and even going abroad, and has become a hometown taste for many Taishan people to comfort their homesickness.
As the inheritor of Wencun's five-flavor goose production skills, Chen Jianlue hopes to expand online and offline sales channels with his partners, and the next step is to enter five-flavor goose into the Pearl River Delta market, launch the "Yuanzaibing" five-flavor goose brand, and strive for the future It can occupy a certain market share in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and further polish the "Dexin" and "Ask Xin" of the ancestors, as well as the "Yuanzaibing" signboard of the father.
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