諸老大粽子是產自浙江省湖州(zhou)(zhou)市的著名傳統小吃(chi),是湖州(zhou)(zhou)“四大名點(dian)”(諸老大粽子、周生記餛飩、丁蓮芳千(qian)張包子、震遠同玫瑰酥糖(tang))之一(yi),湖州(zhou)(zhou)“中華老字號”之一(yi)。屬(shu)于端午節節日美食(shi)。
清香撲鼻(bi)、肉(rou)質(zhi)鮮嫩,油光(guang)閃亮。有(you)開胃、味(wei)甘性溫,有(you)補(bu)中益氣、養血安神的(de)功(gong)效(xiao)。諸(zhu)老大粽(zong)(zong)(zong)子最出名的(de)是細(xi)沙(sha)甜粽(zong)(zong)(zong)和鮮肉(rou)咸(xian)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)。甜粽(zong)(zong)(zong)中特制的(de)玫瑰細(xi)沙(sha),烏黑油亮,味(wei)甜而糯;咸(xian)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)精選腿肉(rou)切成條狀分布全粽(zong)(zong)(zong),首尾均有(you)餡(xian)心,味(wei)鮮而香。這種粽(zong)(zong)(zong)子伏(fu)天存放一(yi)周(zhou)不餿,冬季半月不變(bian)質(zhi)。
諸(zhu)(zhu)老(lao)大粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)子(zi)(zi)最出名(ming)的(de)(de)(de)是細(xi)沙(sha)甜(tian)(tian)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)和鮮肉(rou)(rou)咸粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)。甜(tian)(tian)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)中(zhong)特制(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)玫(mei)瑰(gui)細(xi)沙(sha),烏(wu)黑(hei)(hei)油(you)(you)(you)亮(liang),味(wei)甜(tian)(tian)而糯(nuo)(nuo)(nuo);咸粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)精選(xuan)腿肉(rou)(rou)切(qie)(qie)成條狀(zhuang)分布(bu)全粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong),首尾(wei)均有餡(xian)心,味(wei)鮮而香。這種(zhong)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)子(zi)(zi)伏天(tian)存(cun)放一周(zhou)不(bu)(bu)(bu)餿,冬季(ji)半月(yue)不(bu)(bu)(bu)變(bian)質。諸(zhu)(zhu)老(lao)大粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)子(zi)(zi)膾(kuai)炙(zhi)人(ren)口,主(zhu)要賴其(qi)制(zhi)作精細(xi):一是選(xuan)料特別認(ren)真(zhen)。選(xuan)用(yong)的(de)(de)(de)糯(nuo)(nuo)(nuo)米(mi)要"通變(bian)",經(jing)粒粒相似,顆(ke)顆(ke)飽滿(man)壯實。做(zuo)細(xi)沙(sha)用(yong)的(de)(de)(de)赤豆,必(bi)用(yong)"大紅袍(pao)",豬(zhu)(zhu)油(you)(you)(you)用(yong)上(shang)好(hao)(hao)的(de)(de)(de)肥豬(zhu)(zhu)板油(you)(you)(you)。裹(guo)咸粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)選(xuan)用(yong)腿肉(rou)(rou),精肥分檔切(qie)(qie)割(ge)。箬(ruo)葉(xie)選(xuan)用(yong)清香撲鼻(bi)的(de)(de)(de)徽州伏箬(ruo)。二是操作技術過(guo)硬(ying)。裹(guo)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)用(yong)力(li)不(bu)(bu)(bu)松不(bu)(bu)(bu)緊(jin),粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)子(zi)(zi)四角(jiao)密縫(feng),外(wai)(wai)形挺括(kuo)修(xiu)長,打結美(mei)(mei)觀,煮粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)時火(huo)(huo)候恰到好(hao)(hao)處(chu),猛(meng)火(huo)(huo)、平火(huo)(huo)揀(jian)洗淘(tao)凈,外(wai)(wai)形燜火(huo)(huo)間隔使用(yong)。三(san)是色(se)(se)、香、味(wei)俱(ju)全。色(se)(se):甜(tian)(tian)粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)米(mi)白糯(nuo)(nuo)(nuo)軟,里嵌(qian)烏(wu)黑(hei)(hei)發亮(liang)油(you)(you)(you)晶晶的(de)(de)(de)細(xi)沙(sha);咸粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)呈醬黃(huang)色(se)(se),肉(rou)(rou)質鮮嫩(nen),油(you)(you)(you)光(guang)閃亮(liang)。香:除原料本身(shen)混合香外(wai)(wai),還夾有一種(zhong)玫(mei)瑰(gui)香,主(zhu)要是細(xi)沙(sha)中(zhong)摻入自制(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)玫(mei)瑰(gui)露(lu)。味(wei):餡(xian)心和糯(nuo)(nuo)(nuo)米(mi)都有科(ke)學配方,吃起來(lai)美(mei)(mei)味(wei)可口。四是講究清潔衛生,采用(yong)多道消毒措施。如(ru)處(chu)理粽(zong)(zong)(zong)(zong)子(zi)(zi)做(zuo)到三(san)要三(san)不(bu)(bu)(bu),用(yong)具經(jing)常日(ri)光(guang)殺菌等。五是適合時令,品種(zhong)多樣化。
開胃、味甘(gan)性溫,有補中益氣、養(yang)血(xue)安神的功效。