[Explanation] Eating Yuanzi during the Chinese New Year is a must-have ritual for Wuhan people.
Mince the fresh meat and minced fish, stir well, then set up the oil pan, heat it up, knead, knead dough, and put it in the pan... An authentic fried dumpling is the most delicious Chinese New Year memory.
[Concurrent] Citizens of Wuhan
I have always celebrated the New Year like this since I was a child, and I feel that as long as the New Year is celebrated, I have to eat Yuanzi, and I feel that the New Year is coming when I eat Yuanzi.
[Concurrent] Citizens of Wuhan
This is a tradition in Hubei. One lotus root soup, one dumpling, lotus root folder, coir raincoat dumpling, and fish dumpling. These are the local characteristics of Hubei.
[Explanation] The reporter saw at the event site of the "Hanyang Meatball Festival" on January 14 that various well-known Yuanzi shops in Hanyang District, Wuhan, such as Rulaixi Yuanzi, Huacheng Shishang, Happy Ridge Horse Foot Meat Yuanzi, Wangfujing Hotel, Yanyang Tian, the old village head, etc., lit the fire one after another.
I saw the famous chefs who made the meatballs flying up and down with their left and right hands. The meatballs were formed in a second and put into the pot. In the blink of an eye, golden balls the size of ping-pong balls were floating in the oil pan, floating in the bubbling boiling oil. Splashes a rich fragrance.
[Explanation] The 64-year-old Chen Laixi has fried dumplings for more than 40 years, and "Laixi dumplings" are famous throughout Wuhan.
He told reporters that day that recently, 2,000 catties of dumplings have to be fried every day to meet the demand.
[Concurrent] Wuhan Chef Chen Laixi
Reunion is round all year round, and reunion is talked about in big and small things, so it is said that people in Wuhan like to eat dumplings.
[Explanation] Chen Kaiman rushed from Wuchang to Hanyang early that morning to purchase dumplings. She excitedly told reporters that in addition to meatballs, there were also pearl dumplings, lotus root dumplings, and fish dumplings...the dumplings that will appear at the New Year's Eve dinner in Wuhan are not only available here You can buy it, and you can try a lot of freshly made dumplings.
[Concurrent] Chen Kaiman, a citizen of Wuhan
First of all, it is the meaning of reunion. The second, I think, is that there is a certain element of tolerance. I wish you all a better attitude in the new year, to accept all the things you face, whether it is Whether setbacks or surprises, they can all be spent in a smooth manner.
[Explanation] According to Wang Fei, the person in charge of the event organizer of the "Hanyang Meatball Festival", in the last meatball festival, a total of 26,000 catties of fried dumplings were sold in three days, and this year's total sales volume is expected to break the previous record.
[Concurrent] Faye Wong, the organizer of the "Hanyang Meatball Festival" event
(Citizens) love this traditional taste of the year and this traditional food very much. The corresponding ten masters went to fry dumplings with the common people on the spot and asked them to try them. ), when this kind of balls is more suitable for his own taste, he will buy them again.
Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]