Los Angeles Gudong: The Legend of Wonton Noodles

Los Angeles Gudong: The Legend of Wonton Noodles. Drinking without alcohol can invite you to drink in the moon. Rich people have the best food...

Gudong in Los Angeles: The Legend of Wonton Noodles. Drinking in the moon without alcohol can best eat wontons. When I returned to Hong Kong at the beginning of the year, I saw a couplet in front of a restaurant. I thought it was quite interesting, but at the same time I thought it was just wontons, worth a few pennies! I muttered to myself, so I walked in and tried to swallow the clouds and smoke. Wonton, formerly known as wonton, was originally a folk snack in Hunan Province. Later, it was passed down through businessmen and scholars who went to Beijing to take exams, first from south to north, then from north to south, and finally arrived in Guangdong Province. After observing its shape first, and then trying its taste, the Guangfu people of "Ghost Horse" changed it to two more poetic words - wonton. There is an old song called "Selling Wontons" in the north. It is very popular. In the 1960s, the famous Hong Kong singer Tsui Siu-fung performed it again. It is even more wonderful. It is as if you are salivating while singing. You don't know how good it tastes, and the index fingers of those who hear it can't help but twitch. Stores that sell wontons all praise themselves for their thin skin and fresh fillings. The ingredients are always fresh shrimps and lean meat. The difference lies in whether the delicious taste and the texture of the meat can be highlighted. Among them, the method of cooking the soup base is particularly particular, and there may even be secret recipes for each soup. However, it is generally based on pork bones, earth fish, and shrimps, and is paired with some special local fresh food to make it fragrant and fresh, so as to increase appetite and attract more people. He can teach wealthy businessmen, high-ranking officials and celebrities to express their respect and condescension. If he makes a special trip to his house to eat a bowl of it, half of the credit should be attributed to his participation. The tiny noodles produced in Guangdong injected new blood into wonton, giving it a new vitality and making it the famous southern dish it is today. Chinese people have been making noodles as early as the Han Dynasty. After more than two thousand years of exchange and development, noodles have blossomed and grown in various places and have become one of the main foods in many places. There are many types of noodles. Due to different requirements and different eating methods, every country and region has its own style. Such as hand-pulled noodles, knife-cut noodles, machine-made noodles, thick noodles, thin noodles, round noodles, flat noodles, etc., each with its own characteristics. But in general, most of them are rough water surfaces, soft and slippery, and not very textured. Only Guangdong's whole egg noodles are unique. They are not only as silky and smooth as fat, but also refreshing and chewy, soft and springy. You won't get tired of it if you eat more. When paired with fresh wontons and a delicious soup, it is a unique delicacy. The heyday of Guangdong wonton noodles was about one to twenty years after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Due to natural selection, as a result of the competition, He (Hong Kee), Chen (Zhao Kee), Mai (Chi Kee), and Ou (Rong Kee) each took the lead and became the four famous families. Later, the famous stores in Hong Kong, Mak Ngai Kee and Sun Chiu Kee, I believe they must be the successors of the Mak and Chan families. Wong Chi Kee, which moved from Guangzhou to Macau in the 1960s, directly sells its thin silver noodles and shrimp broth. At the same time, it became famous because it twice performed the bamboo noodles beating technique in front of the Portuguese president, and eventually became a member of the wonton noodle family, or an alternative. Nowadays, the owner of Wong Zhi Ji in Hong Kong and Macau is the third generation. It is said that he has still not forgotten the teachings of his ancestors. He not only inherits the ancient method of making noodles with bamboo sheets, but also strives for excellence and continues to work hard to promote the noodle culture. Don't think that wonton noodles are just for noodles. How to make wontons more delicious requires careful attention to how to turn flour into noodles. During this process, you need to pay attention to the skills of making noodles, kneading flour, forming dough, rising and rolling noodles, etc., especially knowledge. A bowl of wonton noodles that doesn't look fancy at all is filled with history and wisdom. If you eat it with your heart, you might be able to eat a lot of culture!