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The difference between Fujian meat swallow and wonton

4hw.com.cn: Fuzhou meat swallow, also known as Taiping swallow, is a famous local flavor snack and a famous festive dish in Fuzhou Customs. Because the meat swallow, also known as Taiping swallow, has the meaning of "Taiping" and "peace", people in Fuzhou will eat Taiping swallow at festivals, weddings and funerals. The swallow skin of the swallow is made of the pure meat of the hind legs of the pig and a certain proportion of sweet potato powder. The swallow skin is thin as paper, color as snow, full of toughness, very refreshing. The stuffing of the bird's nest is generally made of pork lean meat and onion powder.

And the reason why the authentic Fuzhou meat swallow is called the meat swallow is that its skin is made of meat, rather than the ordinary wonton is made of noodles. The authentic good swallow skin must be the pure meat of pork hind legs, with the above good potato flour, with accurate meat flour ratio. It is made by hand repeatedly through fine and complex processes, thin as paper, color as jade, soft, tender, flexible and chewy in the mouth.

Nowadays, there are snack chains in Shaxian County in cities and towns all over the country. Many people will sell Fuzhou swifts with signs, but many of them are not real swifts, because they don't use real swallow skin but wonton skin, so many people think that Fuzhou swifts are North wonton, just called different, in fact, that's not the case.

Wonton is a snack originated in the north. After some changes in Fujian Province, it is commonly known as flat food and flat meat. The meat filling is usually made by hammering, and the skin is the dough. In Fujian, wonton meat filling is mainly "beating meat", rather than "cutting meat", which makes the flat meat more fresh and crisp. The skin of flat meat is made of flour and a little alkaline water. Each flat meat is cut into about 7 cm long squares. Each flat meat is only about the size of longan and wrapped into delicate butterfly shape.

Fuzhou bird's nest is similar to flat meat in shape. If you eat it, you usually eat it with soup.

When it comes to the difference, the main reason is that the leather is slightly different. The skin of the swallow is made of fresh meat and sweet potato powder. The skin of flat meat uses flour and alkaline water, so there is a lot of difference between them in taste. On the other hand, in my opinion, the stuffing of Fuzhou meat swallow is relatively full, while the filling of wonton is less, which is not so satisfying.