Hand-made original flavor, ＂Lane Zongzi＂ sells well in advance!

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Speaking of zongzi, because of the different flavors in different parts of China, there are mainly sweet and salty. However, for most old Shanghainese, I still can’t forget the taste of childhood, that is, the dumplings wrapped by my grandmother and grandmother, commonly known as "alley dumplings". Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the sales of zongzi in every alley increased greatly, and some of them could sell thousands a day.

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At No.488 Fuxing Middle Road, you can see a cloth flag with the word "Zongzi" written in yellow on a red background from a distance. Early in the morning, a group of Shanghai diners lined up. Some with benches, some with pull-rod baskets. The alley zongzi here can be described as "one zongzi is hard to find". It opens around eight o’clock, and people come to queue at five o’clock.

Aunt Xu used to live nearby, but after she moved to Pudong, she never forgot the zongzi here. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, so she bought it specially, not only for herself, but also for relatives and friends.

The store has taken measures to limit the flow in batches, and put ten customers in to buy at a time. As can be seen from the price list, the zongzi here basically keep the traditional flavor, including one red bean zongzi and alkaline zongzi in 5 yuan, one fresh meat zongzi in 10 yuan and one egg yolk zongzi in 12 yuan. Old diners have similar tastes, and some dumplings with large demand have to be restricted to ensure that more diners can eat them.

It is understood that this alley zongzi had no brand at first, and most of the people who came to buy it were familiar with the old diners nearby. With the implementation of the "Shanghai Food Safety Regulations" on the temporary filing system for small-scale catering, the store has a store name, and the reputation is getting louder and louder and the business is getting better and better. A customer said: "Because my family is active in Fuxing Park, I heard that there are zongzi sold here, so I bought it and tried it." I feel that the meat is good, the glutinous rice is good, and the taste is good. "

There is more than one such alley zongzi shop in Huangpu. On the nearby Huaihai Road, there is also a "Jintaizong", which is next to Guangming Village. It is also a traditional flavor. Many people who come to buy it are old customers, and many units come here to buy it.

Near the Dragon Boat Festival, "Jintaizong" sells two or three thousand pieces every day. Wu Apo, who is collecting accounts, said that it was handed down from her grandmother’s generation and kept the old taste and original flavor. Wu Apo said, "All we make are traditional zongzi, red bean zongzi and candied jujube zongzi. The red beans have not been washed, and they are wrapped immediately after washing. The boiled beans taste delicious, just like the past. Alkaline water dumplings,’ Old Ningbo’ all like to eat, so many people come and sell thousands of them a day. "

The folk handmade zongzi coming out of the alley is full of kindness and nostalgia. In this way, it is not surprising that they are popular with "small gourmets".

Reporter/Li Dexiang

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Original title: "Handmade original flavor," Lane Zongzi "sells well in advance! 》

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