Zhenghu Salted DuckFujianShaxian CountyA special food ofFujian cuisine。Among them, Zhenghu Salted Duck is the most famous.Zhenghu Salted Duck is the birthplace of Shaxian Salted Duck with a long historyShaxian snacksFeatured products of.Zhenghu Salted Duck is made from semi muscovy ducks raised in farmland. It has good meat quality, rich nutrition and exquisite materials.The meat of the finished salted duck processed by traditional methods is firm, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, and very chewy.Its characteristics are: first, the meat is thick, and it is generally made of ducks of more than 2250g;Second, when drying, apply a layer of sesame oil on the skin to increase the fragrance;Third, tea seed shells are used for baking, and the finished products have strong aroma.
Among the salted ducks in Shaxian County, the most famous one is "Zhenghu salted duck".Shaxian salted duck has a long history of production. Because of its solid meat, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, and meaningful flavor, Shaxian salted duck was known as "the best poultry meat" as early as the Song Dynasty.Shaxian Salted Duck has developed from the original family by family festive food into products, commodities and gifts. It is a local characteristic industry with traditional cultural characteristics.
Zhenghu Salted Duck
Salted duck is also known as "cured duck" and "Yaba".Every lunar month and the end of farming activities, every rural household has the habit of curing cured duck.The general method is to clean the slaughtered duck, remove its hair, open its mouth, and apply garlic, salt, pepper to marinate it. Some of them also rub a little nitrate, which can not only preserve the meat, but also make it firm and bright red.Open the salted duck with a bamboo stick and air dry it. Bake it over a charcoal fire. Put it in a pot and smoke it with rice bran to become golden yellow.[1]
Zhenghu Salted Duck is made from semi muscovy ducks raised in farmland. It has good meat quality, rich nutrition and exquisite materials.The meat of the finished salted duck processed by traditional methods is firm, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, and very chewy.Its characteristics are: first, the meat is thick, and it is generally made of ducks of more than 2250g;Second, when drying, apply a layer of sesame oil on the skin to increase the fragrance;Third, tea seed shells are used for baking, and the finished products have strong aroma.[2]
Edible method
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According to the different tastes of diners, Shaxian Zhenghu Salted Duck has been made into five kinds: original salted duck, fragrant duck, iced tea duck, spicy salted duck and fresh salted salted duck.
Nutritional value: It contains a variety of vitamins and amino acids, and is a nutritious food with high protein and low fat.
History of salted duck
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Shaxian salted duck is an extremely ancient traditional food. Almost all farmers in Shaxian can make it.As a traditional craft, it has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years.Since the Zhou Dynasty, the catering culture of the Central Plains has spread to Shaxian County.According to the genealogical survey, all residents of Shaxian County are descendants of all provinces in the Central Plains.The widely distributed Han people moved to Shaxian County, which is one of the main reasons why Shaxian County has become a "snack city".
Salted Duck Processing
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Salted duck is also called "cured duck".It is a salted duck made from fresh duck through pickling, plate drying and other procedures. Unlike salted duck, it needs to be smoked and roasted. The meat duck needs to be slaughtered, opened and cleaned. The wings, palms, jaw tongue, etc. are cut off. After being marinated in a seasoned jar for 24 hours, it is taken out. It is propped up with small bamboo strips to form a plate. Then it is placed outdoors to dry in the natural air. Finally, charcoal is burned in the ground stove, covered with charcoal ash to form a semi open fire,Place iron bars on the charcoal, bake the duck on the iron bars for about 36 hours, and take out to cool the package when it is golden yellow.
Development of salted duck
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In the early 1990s, the leading group of the Shaxian County Party Committee and the county government implemented the salted duck project, changing the traditional manual production to industrial production, so that the salted duck production in Shaxian County quickly reached a new level, and promoted the development of breeding and feed processing industries.
The meat of Shaxian Salted Duck is firm, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, and meaningful. The product is sold in and out of the province. Every holiday, people from all over the country come to buy it.The salted duck processed by traditional methods is still popular in the market.
The method of making salted duck is very simple, the price is appropriate, and the sales volume is large.The salted duck produced in industry has a longer storage time and is suitable for sale in distant markets. In addition to the exquisite outer packaging, it has high quality and is generally used as a gift.There is still a hard way for Shaxian Salted Duck to go out of Shaxian County and enter the markets inside and outside the province and even at home and abroad, which needs the joint efforts of people with lofty ideals.
