沙縣小吃是中原黃河流域飲食文化傳統的一個分支,起源于夏商周、晉、宋中原黃河流域中華飲食文化,以品種繁多風味獨特和經濟實惠著稱,被稱譽為漢民族傳統飲食的活化石
被稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)漢民族傳(chuan)統飲食(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)“活(huo)化石”的(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi),屬(shu)源遠流(liu)(liu)長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)中原(yuan)黃河流(liu)(liu)域飲食(shi)(shi)文(wen)(wen)化傳(chuan)統的(de)(de)(de)(de)一個分支,它既有(you)(you)福州、閩南(nan)一帶的(de)(de)(de)(de)飲食(shi)(shi)特點(dian),又有(you)(you)汀(ting)州一帶山區客家飲食(shi)(shi)文(wen)(wen)化風格。因此(ci)具有(you)(you)濃厚中華(hua)特色的(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)又分為(wei)(wei)兩(liang)大流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai),即(ji)口味(wei)(wei)清鮮淡(dan)甜、 制(zhi)作精細(xi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)城關(guan)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai),代表(biao)品種(zhong)有(you)(you)扁肉(面食(shi)(shi))、燒麥(mai)、肉包等(deng)(deng),獨具特色;口味(wei)(wei)咸辣酸、制(zhi)作粗放的(de)(de)(de)(de)夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai),以夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)鎮為(wei)(wei)代表(biao),原(yuan)料以米、薯(shu)、芋為(wei)(wei)主,如米凍、喜粿(guo)、米凍皮(pi)(粳秈面)、牛系列等(deng)(deng)。夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)人(ren)(ren)基本屬(shu)于客家,喜外出。因此(ci)外出經(jing)(jing)營小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)較(jiao)早較(jiao)多的(de)(de)(de)(de)是夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi),幾乎大江南(nan)北都有(you)(you)夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)人(ren)(ren)的(de)(de)(de)(de)蹤跡,這種(zhong)流(liu)(liu)動(dong)性也使(shi)夏茂(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)原(yuan)料加(jia)(jia)工(gong)(gong)與(yu)經(jing)(jing)營服(fu)務分離,即(ji)加(jia)(jia)工(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)不(bu)經(jing)(jing)營,經(jing)(jing)營的(de)(de)(de)(de)不(bu)加(jia)(jia)工(gong)(gong),形成低工(gong)(gong)藝的(de)(de)(de)(de)簡單重復勞動(dong)。而(er)沙(sha)縣(xian)城關(guan)人(ren)(ren)則是山區文(wen)(wen)化,喜歡自己加(jia)(jia)工(gong)(gong)自己經(jing)(jing)營,即(ji)“前店后坊”的(de)(de)(de)(de)家庭式經(jing)(jing)營格局(ju),城關(guan)流(liu)(liu)派(pai)(pai)沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)制(zhi)作精細(xi),品種(zhong)多樣,成為(wei)(wei)沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)主角(jiao)。因此(ci),到過沙(sha)縣(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)人(ren)(ren)必嘗沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi),吃(chi)(chi)(chi)了“沙(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)”都有(you)(you)“沙(sha)陽歸來(lai)無小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)”之感嘆。中國(沙(sha)縣(xian))小(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)旅游文(wen)(wen)化節官方定為(wei)(wei)每年公歷的(de)(de)(de)(de)12月(yue)8日。
沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)吃以其品(pin)種繁(fan)多(duo)、風(feng)味(wei)獨(du)特和經濟實惠而著稱,成(cheng)為福(fu)(fu)建飲食(shi)文(wen)化百花園中的(de)一(yi)朵奇葩。沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)吃不但流行在三(san)明(ming)市各縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(市、區(qu)),而且(qie)在南平、福(fu)(fu)州(zhou)、廈門也(ye)可(ke)常(chang)(chang)常(chang)(chang)遇到掛(gua)著“沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)吃”招牌的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)吃店,甚至(zhi)北至(zhi)北京、南至(zhi)深圳,以及在新加(jia)坡、馬來(lai)西亞、美國的(de)太平洋旅游勝(sheng)地——塞班島也(ye)有(you)“沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)吃”的(de)蹤跡(ji)。足見(jian)沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)吃影響之(zhi)大(da)、傳播之(zhi)廣。據(ju)統計(ji),沙縣(xian)(xian)(xian)各類小(xiao)(xiao)吃有(you)上百種,常(chang)(chang)年供應的(de)有(you)幾十種,蒸、煮、炸、烤、腌,加(jia)工方(fang)法(fa)多(duo)樣,米、面、芋、豆腐原料獨(du)具地方(fang)特色,且(qie)來(lai)源豐富,家(jia)家(jia)戶(hu)戶(hu)都(dou)能(neng)做上幾樣,城區(qu)街(jie)頭巷尾日夜24小(xiao)(xiao)時都(dou)有(you)小(xiao)(xiao)吃應市,非常(chang)(chang)方(fang)便。