There are almost no mothers in Ningbo who can't keep jiaozi. Jiang Dingfa's mother is very obedient, and her snacks are delicious, especially in jiaozi.
At the beginning of the 20th century, because of his poor family, Jiang Dingfa, who was still young, went to sea as a helper with adults. In order to feed him well, his parents nicknamed him "A Dog", so all the adults on board called him "A Dog" and "A Dog", and gradually the name "Jiang A Dog" became louder than Jiang Ding. Life at sea is bitter and hungry. A dog often has a sweet dream, in which his mother calls him "a dog, come and eat jiaozi".
Jiang's dog grew to 18 years old, and Ying made up his mind not to let his son go to sea. "Doing coolies is not the way. How can I live without craftsmanship? " Jiang Agou was sent by his mother to Sanbei Shunhe Township School to do business. Shunhexiang is a shop selling southern goods. Being an apprentice is not much better than being a helper on a ship. I live under the fence, submit to humiliation, respect the shopkeeper and greet customers with a smile. However, Jiang's dog is smart, diligent and active. After three years of apprenticeship, he mastered a business course: doing business must be honest, and only by eating small losses can he get big profits. The shopkeeper wholeheartedly left him to help in the shop, and Jiang Aguo, who is just in his early twenties, has made up his mind to go home and take care of his mother.
I didn't expect my apprentice to get married the first thing when he came back. Britain's belief in men's "get married first and then start a career" has already forged a good marriage for A Gou. He Fengxiu, a native of Fenghua, is hardworking, kind and lovely. After getting married, he helped Ying's family take good care of it. On the contrary, A Gou was a little guilty and chatted privately with his wife. "Our orphans and widows have no money. Why do you want to get married? " He Fengxiu's answer came as a surprise to Ah Gou. "I have eaten the glutinous rice balls sent by my mother. They are big and sweet, and I feel that I can't suffer at your home."
Daughter-in-law, but let Jiang Yigou suddenly enlightened. Neighbors praised my mother for her good jiaozi. Why not set up a stall to sell jiaozi? People all over Ningbo like to have a bowl of lard sesame dumplings.
A Gou and his mother said that Ying Shi was very supportive, so the family of three closed the door of the old house, took some silver coins they had saved before, and went to Ningbo City God Temple to set up a jiaozi stall.
At first, there was only glutinous rice balls, but Ah Gou was kind. The guests wanted to add more sugar and osmanthus, and he did everything. But he soon realized that it was not enough to sell jiaozi, and the guests would get bored sooner or later, so he had wine-fermented meatballs and red bean paste meatballs, various fillings in jiaozi and other practices, and guests came to his booth for dessert in an endless stream. Eat "jar duck dog" in the middle of the night
Four years later, jiaozi, a dog of Jiang's, became famous in Chenghuang Temple. He used his hard-earned money to rent a store near Taihe Bridge in Ming Kai Street. If you have a shop, you have to sign it. You don't even have a name. What should I do? Jiang Aguo, who has never read a book, is worried.
Many regular customers help to give directions, which are nothing more than the names of some ordinary snack bars. Finally, A Gou decided to use his own name "Jiang A Gou" and shouted loudly. He couldn't write a few words himself, so he invited Mr. Wang Yunbiao, a famous dancer of Ningbo Yue Opera Troupe at that time, to draw a jar, a duck and a yellow dog on the signboard with the small words "Tangyuan" embedded in the middle. Coincidentally, when Mr. Wang Yunbiao painted the signboard, there were a bunch of children around him, one of whom was Cao Houde, who later became a famous calligrapher in Ningbo. This past event was inadvertently mentioned decades later when Chen Kaihe, the new brand inheritor, came to Mr. Cao Houde to write "To Conscience" for Tanya Dog, which is also a special fate.
The signboard of "Gangya Dog" is still because of Jiang Aguo's kindness and a guest's debt. One day, an old scholar ate several bowls of glutinous rice balls in the shop, and finally had no money to pay the bill, and Jiang Aguo didn't care. The scholar said, look at your shop name, it's a painting. Everyone is not easy to spread. Let me write you a store name. As soon as they discussed it, they took "jar duck dog" as the signboard and adopted the homonym of "Jiang dog" in Ningbo dialect. "Cylinder" is the same as "Jiang" and "Duck" is the same as "A", which is easy to understand and corresponds to the original painting.
"In the middle of the night, I want to eat jiaozi. Don't go to a bowl of food, two bowls and three bowls are addictive. It's not enough to touch the brass cymbals, and the shirt will fall off as a token. " This proverb, which is familiar to many old Ningbo people, is about the history of this century-old shop. From an unknown open-air stall on the corner of Chenghuang Temple, it has gradually developed into an old brand that everyone is vying to taste. Hundred years of ups and downs
Over the past century, jar ducks and dogs have experienced a crisis from prosperity to decline, and even once faced bankruptcy.
1956, expansion of Ming Kai Street Store of Hong Kong Yagou, with a business area of 200 square meters. In addition to snacks, there are soybean milk, rice, jiaozi, fried and so on. In summer, we supply all kinds of cold drinks, and in winter, we supply glutinous rice balls and lard stuffing that Ningbo people like, and the business is booming.
1993, jar duck and dog was awarded "China Time-honored Brand" by the Ministry of Commerce. 1997 65438+February, jar duck and dog dumplings were rated as "Chinese famous snacks" by China Cuisine Association. 20 12 was awarded "Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage" by the Provincial Department of Culture.
Despite their reputation, the management of the ducks and dogs was once in trouble. Due to the transformation of the old city, in May, 2007, Gangya Dog bid farewell to Wangpu, the food street of Chenghuangmiao, which had been stuck for 10. The business area was reduced from 1 1,300 square meters to 1 1,000 square meters overnight. He lives in an obscure storefront on Ming Kai Street.
When many old Ningbo people lamented the decline of time-honored brands, some professionals also put forward their own views. "The old brand is difficult to support, the relocation of the address is only an external cause, the catering choices are increasingly diversified, and the old brand remains unchanged, which is the decisive factor leading to the final elimination of the old jar duck dog meat shop by the market." Lin Jun, R&D quality control manager of the duck and dog with the title of "China Chef", analyzed. The quick-frozen jiaozi is made by hand.
Chen Kaihe, a native of Ningbo who grew up with the snack Ningbo Tangyuan, could not bear the dust on this golden signboard and was determined to reproduce the glory of that year. He personally came forward, with the future development plan of Jar Duck Dog, and persuaded dozens of old buddies who grew up with Jar Duck Dog to exchange shares.
In 2009, Zhejiang Caidefeng Holdings Co., Ltd. was established and officially took over this golden signboard from Jiang Dingfa's descendants.
In 65438+February of the same year, a jar duck and dog meat shop was opened in wanda plaza, Yinzhou. This brand-new store under the modern management system has more than 70 kinds of traditional snacks besides Ningbo traditional snacks such as lard dumplings, dragon and phoenix golden balls and crystal oil bags. There are also spring rolls, vegetarian roast goose, eight-treasure rice, beef noodles and other popular foods.
"Lard dumplings" has always been the treasure of jars, ducks and dogs, and it has not changed so far. It is precisely because of this golden signboard that all kinds of foreign brands of quick-frozen glutinous rice balls have come out one after another to seize the Ningbo market, which has caused the strange phenomenon of Ningbo glutinous rice balls being made in other places. In order to reverse this situation, the former "Tangyuan King" jar duck and dog also decided to launch a brand-new quick-frozen product on 20 14. "Technically speaking, it is actually very easy to make quick-frozen dumplings. But in the past three years, we have been seeking a balance between tradition and speed. " Lin Jun did the whole process of checking the taste of quick-frozen dumplings for jar ducks and dog meat.
At that time, Jiang Dingfa knew his mother's handicraft by heart, and the choice of raw materials was extremely elegant. Rice noodles are all made of the best white glutinous rice in the area. The stuffing of glutinous rice balls is made of high-quality and thick pork suet, black sesame seeds are fine, and sugar is also the best. At that time, it was also a pleasure for regular customers to watch Jiang Dingfa rub jiaozi. It's a bit like Mr. Mei Lanfang's finger on the orchid, and the Shaoxing opera actor waved his sleeve, which was light and skilled.
Chen Kaihe insists that jiaozi, ducks and dogs in every jar should be rubbed by hand, and the temperature of their palms should be kept, instead of completely replacing them with cold machines, although this will increase the huge labor cost burden and lengthen working hours.
Times are changing and tastes are changing. "In the past, people in Ningbo ate glutinous rice balls and liked them sweet and greasy. After improving the formula, it becomes healthy and nutritious. A 20-gram glutinous rice ball, 5 grams of stuffing, 15 grams of skin, just right sweetness. " Lin Jun said.
Quick-frozen dumplings made by traditional water mill technology will enter major supermarket chains such as Sanjiang and China Resources from June 20 14. At the same time, jar ducks and dogs will also leave Ningbo on 20 14 to open a branch in the Yangtze River Delta.