燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)是一種以死面(mian)為(wei)皮裹餡上(shang)籠蒸熟的面(mian)食小吃。明代,作(zuo)(zuo)為(wei)九邊(bian)重鎮之(zhi)首的大同,燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)制作(zuo)(zuo)就格外有(you)名。品(pin)種花樣繁多,計有(you)菜葉燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)、水(shui)晶燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)、翡翠燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)、金絲蝦燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)等(deng),但只屬鳳臨(lin)閣百(bai)花燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)上(shang)佳。
如(ru)今去鳳臨(lin)閣(ge)就餐,誰(shui)都(dou)(dou)不(bu)忘上一(yi)籠(long)(long)(long)燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai),有時甚(shen)至是(shi)幾籠(long)(long)(long)幾籠(long)(long)(long)地(di)上,味道不(bu)盡(jin)相(xiang)同(tong)(tong),尤(you)其(qi)是(shi)百(bai)(bai)花(hua)燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai),褶子捏得(de)像盛(sheng)開的花(hua)朵,朵朵美艷(yan)嬌嫩,下箸(zhu)煞(sha)是(shi)不(bu)忍。每次排隊(dui)侯餐,一(yi)籠(long)(long)(long)籠(long)(long)(long)的燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai)蒸騰而出,香味四處彌漫開來(lai),每個(ge)排隊(dui)的人都(dou)(dou)悄悄吞咽著(zhu)不(bu)爭氣的口水(shui),盼(pan)望(wang)前面的人快些。為(wei)了能吃到(dao)久負盛(sheng)名(ming)的百(bai)(bai)花(hua)燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai),常(chang)常(chang)半小(xiao)時一(yi)小(xiao)時地(di)等,毫無怨言(yan)。每逢外地(di)賓朋來(lai)同(tong)(tong)做客,好客的大(da)同(tong)(tong)人都(dou)(dou)會請(qing)他來(lai)鳳臨(lin)閣(ge)一(yi)品百(bai)(bai)花(hua)燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai)。如(ru)今的鳳臨(lin)閣(ge)已經成為(wei)大(da)同(tong)(tong)人名(ming)副其(qi)實(shi)的城市會客廳,而百(bai)(bai)花(hua)燒(shao)麥(mai)(mai)(mai)更是(shi)大(da)同(tong)(tong)人引以為(wei)榮的美味。