Author Suo Youwei Xu Long
At 4: 00 a.m. on June 9th, Lao Nie and his wife, who had opened a penny noodle shop for 20 years in Gemu Village, Xinwei Town, Deqing County, Guangdong Province, got up in the dark as usual, took out the old rice soaked the night before, ground it, knocked it, and then lit the stove with firewood, cooked powder, dry powder, prepared pig offal and other side dishes ... The cooked penny powder was dried for 20 years.
Nie's penny powder manufacturing technology was taught by his father-in-law, and every link was very particular. He only had one breakfast a day. Since opening the store for 20 years, although every household in Deqing has used gas as fuel, Lao Nie's noodle restaurant insists on burning wood and cooking powder, because many old diners insist that the penny powder for burning wood is better.
Deqing is the hometown of "Dragon Mother" in China myths and legends. Deqing's penny powder is smooth but not greasy, refreshing and elastic, which is deeply loved by citizens and tourists. Many food lovers in the surrounding areas of Deqing and even in Guangdong Province drove hundreds of kilometers to Deqing in order to taste delicious penny powder.
On the 9th, Penny Powder Snack Street in the east of Deqing County officially opened. Phase I 19 store, mainly engaged in Deqing penny powder, gathered here, attracting nearly 10,000 tourists and local diners. Different from Lao Nie's penny powder, Weihui Penny Powder Branch, another old Deqing store in Penny Powder Snack Street, can eat fresh and authentic penny powder for three meals a day and midnight snack.
Lao Liang, the owner of Wei Hui Powder Shop, has also been doing penny powder business for more than 20 years. Because it's all done by my family, I'm really busy. Before the opening of the new store, the tenants of Laoliang and Snack Street received the Technological Process of Bamboo Tube Powder in Deqing County formulated by the relevant departments, requiring the merchants to produce and process bamboo tube powder according to the standard process. "With standard specifications, novices can get started quickly after training, which greatly improves the production efficiency of penny powder." Lao Liang said.
Deqing penny powder has always been known as "a must in Deqing". People often say: "It's a waste of time to come to Deqing, the hometown of the Dragon Mother, without tasting a penny of powder!" The penny-flavored snack street, which opened on the same day, concentrated scattered penny-flavored shops and unified management, which not only provided sufficient and stable customers for the majority of merchants, but also took the first step to launch the "Deqing penny-flavored" brand.
At the opening ceremony of Penny Powder Flavor Snack Street, Deng Guangrong, Chairman of China World (Cantonese Cuisine) Chefs Association and Secretary General of Guangzhou Cuisine Association, presented Deqing Penny Powder with the honorary plaque of "Lingnan No.1 Powder".
Li Sheng, member of the Standing Committee of Deqing County Committee and Minister of Propaganda, said that due to the complicated production process, it has been difficult to unify the standards of Deqing bamboo tube powder, which led to the slow development of bamboo tube powder industry and long-term different tastes. In this regard, the county sent professionals to make a set of standardized production processes according to the traditional technology to check and improve the quality of products produced by the penny noodle shop, which not only retained the traditional taste, but also improved the production efficiency and created conditions for all-weather operation.
"A penny powder is very famous in Deqing. Many operators are worried that the exit road is not good and just want to open a shop at home." A professional said. Deqing county government introduced measures to solve this problem and encouraged the operation of "Deqing penny powder" shops outside Deqing.
Liao Liang, director of the county tourism development bureau, said that this year, the county will allocate 1 10,000 special funds to promote Deqing penny powder and support penny powder operators to open up markets abroad. At present, the county has designed and registered the "Deqing penny powder" brand logo, and plans to open 1000 "Deqing penny powder" brand chain stores in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and other cities within two years.