The crystal, granular and chewy sticky rice, matches with the crisp, palatable, fragrant deep-fried dough sticks. The sweet or salty taste is available ..." That's it! That is the delicious breakfast which each Wenzhou people anxiously longs for so much every day - glutinous rice.
The CCTV documentary "Breakfast in China" Season 2 debuted recently. It focused its camera lens on Wenzhou glutinous rice at the 9th episode. After watching the video, I felt drooling even across the TV screen.
But for Wenzhou people
Wenzhou has so many delicious breakfasts!
More than just only glutinous rice
糯米饭
Glutinous rice
The fully-steamed glutinous rice is sprinkled with crispy, golden slices of deep-fried dough sticks, and dried meat floss. Then, add a spoonful of sauce made with shiitake and minced-meat, and a little chopped green onion into it. So authentic! With the smooth, tender shiitake and crispy dough stick slices, the glutinous rice tastes so soft and cute. It couldn't be better at this moment to have a bowl of soy milk or seaweed soup to supplement the fun.
Rice noodles soup
清汤米面
Rice noodles have always been one of the main kinds of Wenzhou people's breakfasts. Unlike the strong chewiness of other wheaten foods, Wenzhou rice noodles are made through steaming and solidifying the rice flour. It looks from outside as white as jade, and tastes light and smooth.
Wonton
馄饨
The Changren Wonton Store at the Gulou street entrance in urban area, Yongqiang Siqian Wonton Store and Pingyang Qianchengen Wonton Store are the outstanding ones of Wenzhou wonton industry.
Noodles mixed with scallion, oil and soy sauce
拌面
Take a slice of raw hot meat, bite a piece of crispy bean sprout. If you are still not satiated, why not add a scrambled egg into it? The noodles has got the essence of the Ou cuisine. The seasonings are simple and refreshing.
Buns & steamed buns
包子&馒头
Wenzhou pork bun is characteristic of its thin skin and full stuffing. The skin is moistened for its saturated gravy. Taking a bite of it, the fragrance of onions suffuses your mouth and teeth immediately. The chopped meat used as stuffing is fat and lean. The large pieces of inside meat chunks are visible to your eyes.
猪脏粉
Pork intestine glass noodles
The famous pork intestine noodles are the representative of Wenzhou's heavy- taste breakfast. It is mainly made of noodles, smooth and fresh duck blood, and chewy intestine. It is one of the rare local cuisines that can serve as dinner, snack and midnight snack.
Wheat cake
麦饼
Take a bite at the soft and crispy wheat cake after it get baked, then the thick gravy will be everywhere in your mouth. The salty tastes of pickles and dried plums cover the greasiness of meat. How crisp and refreshing it is!
