憶(yi)子(zi)(zi)粄是大(da)埔有名的(de)傳統小(xiao)吃,相傳源于明(ming)代(dai)(dai),至今(jin)已有300多年(nian)的(de)歷史。它的(de)得(de)名頗有趣味。傳說在(zai)明(ming)代(dai)(dai),大(da)埔某地(di)有一戶人(ren)家為娘的(de)叫(jiao)松(song)(song)嬸,帶著(zhu)兒(er)子(zi)(zi)阿(a)根(gen),艱苦地(di)過(guo)日子(zi)(zi)。阿(a)根(gen)長到18歲時(shi)(shi),從師(shi)練(lian)就了一身好武藝,后隨師(shi)投奔鄭成功麾下,飄洋(yang)過(guo)海(hai)到臺(tai)灣去(qu)驅(qu)除(chu)荷(he)蘭(lan)侵略者。松(song)(song)嬸思(si)念兒(er)子(zi)(zi),每逢中秋節,就做了兒(er)子(zi)(zi)最愛吃的(de)粄,擺在(zai)月下,焚香禱告。秋去(qu)春來(lai)(lai),不覺度過(guo)了整整30年(nian),兒(er)子(zi)(zi)還不見回來(lai)(lai)。那年(nian)中秋節,正當(dang)松(song)(song)嬸在(zai)月下禱告時(shi)(shi),兒(er)子(zi)(zi)阿(a)根(gen)突然(ran)回來(lai)(lai)了,母子(zi)(zi)相會,悲(bei)喜交集(ji),阿(a)根(gen)從白發蒼蒼的(de)老娘手里接過(guo)憶(yi)子(zi)(zi)粄,歡慶(qing)團圓,此粄由此得(de)名。
憶子粄(ban)用(yong)(yong)糯米粉(fen)作粉(fen)皮,揉搓至(zhi)軟(ruan)韌粘(zhan)結,分成小團,撒上適(shi)量的生粉(fen),壓成粄(ban)皮;特色餡料,一般以(yi)靚肉(rou)片、魷魚絲、豆腐(fu)干、蒜白、香菇、蝦(xia)米等為原料,加(jia)(jia)上適(shi)量的食(shi)油和醬(jiang)油,燜至(zhi)熟透,然后把餡料包進粄(ban)皮里,扎成四方立體形,用(yong)(yong)干凈(jing)的葉子包好,涂上食(shi)油,放蒸(zheng)籠(long)里,用(yong)(yong)猛(meng)火蒸(zheng)熟,再加(jia)(jia)上佐料,即可食(shi)用(yong)(yong),其(qi)味別具(ju)一格。
憶子(zi)粄(ban)(ban)的(de)制作(zuo)方法分兩步。一是用(yong)(yong)糯米(mi)作(zuo)皮(pi)。把糯米(mi)磨成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)粉(fen)(fen)末(講究(jiu)一點的(de)先將(jiang)糯米(mi)浸濕(shi),拌(ban)和水(shui)(shui)及糯米(mi)磨成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)粉(fen)(fen)漿,裝入布袋內,用(yong)(yong)石塊壓(ya)擠,至(zhi)(zhi)粉(fen)(fen)漿水(shui)(shui)分壓(ya)干為(wei)止(zhi),這(zhe)種(zhong)方法制成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)粄(ban)(ban)皮(pi)特別柔(rou)軟),攪拌(ban)時(shi),糯米(mi)粉(fen)(fen)中加(jia)(jia)進(jin)少許(xu)鹽水(shui)(shui),并用(yong)(yong)沸熱水(shui)(shui)揉(rou)搓至(zhi)(zhi)軟韌(ren)粘結,再分別揉(rou)成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)小(xiao)團,撒上適量生粉(fen)(fen),用(yong)(yong)小(xiao)木棒或酒瓶滾壓(ya)成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)規格的(de)粄(ban)(ban)皮(pi)。二是制作(zuo)里(li)面的(de)餡子(zi)。一般(ban)以靚肉(rou)片(pian)、豆(dou)腐干、魷魚絲、香(xiang)菇(gu)、蝦米(mi)、蒜白(bai)、黑木耳(er)等為(wei)原(yuan)料,加(jia)(jia)上適量的(de)豬油和醬油,在鍋里(li)炆至(zhi)(zhi)熟(shu)透(tou)。然后把餡子(zi)包(bao)進(jin)粄(ban)(ban)皮(pi)里(li),扎(zha)成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)四方立體形,用(yong)(yong)蕉(jiao)葉包(bao)裹后放進(jin)蒸籠里(li)蒸30至(zhi)(zhi)40分鐘時(shi)間(jian)即熟(shu),便可食用(yong)(yong)。其味香(xiang),口(kou)感滑,鮮(xian)美可口(kou)。