In Shandong丨Taishan Donkey Oil Sesame Cake: the crispy millennium heritage

海报新闻2023-01-07 12:56

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　　Tai'an is a city with both historical and cultural significance, and its local food culture is especially profound. Among the famous foods in Tai'an, Taishan Donkey Oil Sesame Cake is an iconic one, and its cooking technique was selected into Shandong provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

　　泰安是富有悠久历史的文化古城，饮食文化源远流长。其中，泰山驴油火烧可谓是泰山名吃的标志性产品，其制作技艺在2011年入选山东省非物质文化遗产保护名录。

　　Taishan Donkey Oil Sesame Cake has a paper-thin layer with a beautiful lustering color, and it tastes crispy and delicious.According to legend, more than 2000 years ago, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty offered sacrifices to Heaven on Mount Tai, he stationed　himself in the ancient Fenggao County. During a meal, a food officer added local donkey oil and other seasonings to the dough when making "mo", the staple food for the army, and used baking techniques instead of steaming.The baked “mo” became golden in color, with sesame seeds on both sides，giving out a　tempting aroma. The food officer offered the baked "mo" to Emperor Wu for tasting, and the “mo” turned out to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with clear layers when cut into　halves. It was uniform in thickness, salty and delicious, and offered a long aftertaste.Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty was greatly pleased, and Taishan Donkey Oil　Sesame Cake became famous all over the country.The ancient Silk Road from Luoyang to Zhoucun stretched across the area of Mount Tai, and the merchants used the baked sesame cakes as advanced staple food and brought them to the countries of the Western Regions as gifts, which made them even more popular at that time.

　　泰山驴油火烧色泽美观，层如薄纸，吃起来酥香味美。相传两千多年前，汉武帝封禅泰山时，驻扎在古城奉高县。一次用膳中，有食官在做随军主食“馍”时，在面团中加入当地产的驴油等调味佐料，并弃蒸为烤。成熟的“馍饼”色泽金黄，双面有芝麻，散发出诱人的香味。食官将烤制的“馍饼”奉于汉武帝品尝，其外松内软，酥香味浓，横断面层次清晰，且薄厚均匀，咸香适口，回味悠长。汉武帝龙颜大悦，拍案叫绝，一时间，“泰山驴油火烧”名扬天下。古丝绸之路洛阳至周村必经泰山一带，过往客商皆以其为主粮并携带出使西域各国，作为馈赠上品，这更使得“泰山驴油火烧”广为流传。

　　With refined flour and donkey oil as the main ingredients, Taishan Donkey Oil Sesame Cake contained other seasonings, such as pepper powder, fennel powder, sesame seeds and sesame oil. After the dough is kneaded into a flattened pastry and sprinkled with sesame seeds, it can be baked and ready for serve. The special aroma of the donkey oil and the crispness of the cake together make it a unique delicacy.It is worth mentioning that it takes more than an hour to boil the donkey oil alone, and the whole process takes three to four hours to make all the ingredients from a dough to a pastry--each step of which consists the efforts of the cook. Covered by a thick layer of black and shiny sesame seeds, wafting the smell of wheat, the baked sesame cake offers you a crispy feeling in your mouth, which leaves you a longer aftertaste.

　　泰山驴油火烧以精粉和驴油为主要原料，配上椒粉、茴香粉、芝麻、香油等调料，揉成面酥并压扁擀成圆饼，蘸上芝麻烙熟即可。驴油的特殊香味，以及酥脆的口感，搭在一起口感堪称一绝。值得一提的是，其中光熬制驴油就要一个多小时，再加上和面、醒面、制作面饼等步骤，整个制作过程需要用时三四个小时，每一个步骤都凝聚着制作者的心血。饼上满满一层黑亮的芝麻，飘香四溢。咬在嘴里，酥脆的感觉，让人回味无穷。

　　橡果工作室出品

　　视频：周溪琳

　　文案：武玮佳、徐立璇（实习编辑）

　　配音：武玮佳

　　策划：辛然

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