Grandma Lin is an elder who watched me grow up. During my childhood, I studied traditional Chinese at a local school on Fuzhou Street in Taipei every summer. Grandma Lin's home is a short walk away and she would announce that she was going to hold a "Wrapped Buffet" event from time to time. The seemingly simple and simple pastries had to be prepared with meticulous care. What's even more exciting is that the Run-bing Party will involve all the grandparents, uncles, aunts, and children coming together. We will take turns serving pancakes, eating, and chatting and it is always an exciting event.
We use two layers of thin pancakes, first with peanut powder as the base, and then mix in our favorite ingredients: snow beans, squid, sausages, shredded eggs, dried beans, shredded meat, cabbage, carrots, emperor beans, and more. We use some coriander or celery to enhance the flavor and finally wrap it all up. I usually eat upwards of three large rolls.
There are so many interesting and delicious ingredients from all over the world, and those who are full will go to the side to drink a cup of fragrant Jinxuan tea. The name "Jinxuan" is popular among tea varieties in Taiwan. It is said that it was named after the grandmother "Jinxuan" of a tea expert called Mr. Wu Zhenduo. Its flavor is refreshing and sweet, like green tea, with a unique milky aroma. Originally planted in mid to low latitudes, it was later transplanted to high mountains, and the taste of the tea transformed into bursts of floral and fruity flavors. Depending on the planting location and fermentation time, it falls somewhere between the categories of black tea and green tea and it is often used to make bubble tea.
林奶奶是看著我出生,長大的長輩,從小我每個暑假都在台北福州街的國語日報學繁體中文,林奶奶的家就在附近。最喜歡的就是她宣布要舉辦『大團圓潤餅趴』的時刻,看似簡單樸素的潤餅,準備的細工可要忙上一整天,誰能拒絕這麼豐盛美妙的食材呢?更令人期待的是,舉辦潤餅趴表示爺爺奶奶,叔叔阿姨和小朋友們都會特別聚集而來,我們會輪流上桌包餅,天南地北地吃和聊,會十分歡樂。
我們用兩層的薄皮,先以花生粉打底,然後設法將最喜歡的食材:雪豆,烏魚子,香腸,蛋絲,豆乾,肉絲,高麗菜,紅蘿蔔,皇帝豆…..我們以『不弄破為原則』最後用一些香菜或芹菜提味,最後全部包裹進去。我常常要吃上3大捲。 這麼多有趣,美味來自四面八方的食材,吃飽的人就到旁邊去喝一杯香氣濃厚的金萱茶,讓幸福,暖暖的幸福滋味一直迴盪。
在台灣茶樹品種中『金萱』這個名字特別美麗好聽,據說是一位製茶專家吳振鐸先生配種成功後,以其祖母『金萱』來命名的。 她的風味清爽甘甜,像是綠茶,但又具備獨特的牛奶香氣, 她本來被栽種在中低緯度,後被移植到中高山地,茶的滋味轉換為陣陣花果香。根據栽種地點和發酵時間不同, 她介於紅茶與綠茶之間,滋味令人感到幸福和溫暖,很多時候被拿來做珍珠奶茶。
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