Egg Twists, Full of Spring Festival Taste

  In the Spring Festival memories of many Sanya people, there will always be the scene of making egg twists. The egg twists are put into the pot while people are talking about their home affairs. As the egg twists gradually set, the Spring Festival taste is also overflowing. Have a few pieces of egg twists just out of the pot, which are crispy and rich in egg fragrance. Today, the fragrance of egg twists is still lingering in Sanya people's Spring Festival.

  01 Taste and Enjoy the Egg Twists

  As a classic snack, egg twists are a kind of indispensable delicacy for Sanya people during the Spring Festival. It can be divided into two kinds from the taste of sweet and salty, namely honey egg twists and red bean curd egg twists. Honey egg twists are usually wrapped in crystal clear syrup. Take a bite, it tastes fluffy, crispy, sweet but not greasy, and full of egg flavor, which has been popular with sweet teeth. Red bean curd egg twists have quite special flavor. The addition of bean curd makes the flavor of the dough more excellent. After frying, the sesame seeds are fragrant. Take a bite and you will find the egg twists are very crispy and fragrant. The sound of frying is even a wonderful enjoyment.

  02 The Secret of Salted Egg Twists

  Just as the saying "The simple ones are true", in the process of making salted egg twists, there are no numerous ingredients, but only flour, eggs, oil, bean curd and sesames. Although there are no complicated steps, it is also extremely challenging to cook well.

   – Knead Dough

  The dough used in egg twists is very important. Salted egg twists is mixed with bean curd in addition to eggs, flour and water. If you want to fry a crispy egg twist with caramel aroma, the secret is to mix the dough with the right amount of lard oil! Then, optionally add sesame seeds according to personal preference. Finally, knead all the ingredients into a smooth dough and the preparation is done.

  – Make Dough

  The dough with bean curd shows lovely pale pink. Slowly roll the dough out flat until it is pressed to be evenly and grainless. The rolled dough is cut horizontally into long strips, and then cut longitudinally into small square pieces. A small opening is cut in the middle, and one end of the dough is pulled through the small opening and turned into shape. Then slightly elongated, it is the embryonic form of egg twists.

  – Deep Fry

  The last step in making the salted egg twists is frying. Add a large amount of oil to the pot and cook it until it in medium-well oil temperature. Put the pieces of egg twists into the pot lightly and fry them quickly over high heat to make them set. And then turn to low fire and continue to fry for 2-3 minutes until the egg twists are golden brown. Once it's out and cooled, you can tuck into it. Make sure you don't fry the egg twists too long. When the egg twists are lightly browned, they should be taken out in time. If the egg twists are fried to turn dark in the oil, they are going to turn dark brown after being taken out.

  Sweet or salty, egg twists have always been indispensable Lunar New Year snacks in Sanya. Through the years, the golden and warm traditional Spring Festival snacks have been passed down from generation to generation, becoming the most beautiful continuation of local people's Spring Festival taste.