小(xiao)(xiao)米(mi)煎(jian)餅是山(shan)西(xi)省晉城(cheng)(cheng)陽城(cheng)(cheng)的特色(se)美食(shi)。清晨,走(zou)在(zai)陽城(cheng)(cheng)的大街上,只(zhi)見小(xiao)(xiao)吃店前,人(ren)頭攢動,一個(ge)個(ge)顧客用盤子(zi)端著金黃色(se)的圓餅狀食(shi)物吃得津津有味,這種食(shi)物就是陽城(cheng)(cheng)的傳(chuan)統名牌小(xiao)(xiao)吃——小(xiao)(xiao)米(mi)煎(jian)餅。其氣(qi)香(xiang)味醇,松軟適口,配以(yi)當地(di)的小(xiao)(xiao)米(mi)粥稀(xi)飯或雜(za)格,味則更佳;又因(yin)營養價值豐富,成(cheng)為當地(di)人(ren)早餐的首選之食(shi)。
制(zhi)做煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)的(de)第一(yi)步關鍵是(shi)“發(fa)”。將小米用水(shui)泡軟后磨成(cheng)粥(zhou),放在適度(du)的(de)溫度(du)下(xia)“發(fa)”六(liu)到八個(ge)(ge)小時,至虛軟為止。第二步才是(shi)煎(jian)(jian),當地人俗(su)稱(cheng)為“攤”。攤煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)前,要先將鏊(ao)加熱(re)(re)。煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)鏊(ao)是(shi)一(yi)套陽城(cheng)獨有(you)的(de)特殊煎(jian)(jian)制(zhi)工(gong)具,圓形,中(zhong)間凸起(qi),需配備兩個(ge)(ge)蓋(gai)子(zi),一(yi)個(ge)(ge)蓋(gai)在鏊(ao)上,一(yi)個(ge)(ge)座在半(ban)火(huo)上。發(fa)好(hao)的(de)粥(zhou)舀入鏊(ao)內,隨著“哧……”的(de)一(yi)聲,立(li)即蓋(gai)上蓋(gai)子(zi),接著兩個(ge)(ge)蓋(gai)子(zi)要不時替換,這樣鏊(ao)內的(de)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)才能均勻受熱(re)(re)。約5分鐘香氣(qi)飄(piao)出,煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)也就(jiu)熟(shu)了。
當地人還(huan)有一種習慣,煎(jian)(jian)餅快熟時,在上面(mian)或(huo)打入(ru)雞蛋,或(huo)撒上蔥(cong)花(hua),或(huo)放些紅糖,于是衍生出三種煎(jian)(jian)餅:雞蛋煎(jian)(jian)餅、蔥(cong)花(hua)煎(jian)(jian)餅、紅糖煎(jian)(jian)餅。也(ye)許,不(bu)遠的將(jiang)來,智慧(hui)的陽城人會(hui)向全世界(jie)推出小米煎(jian)(jian)餅的系列(lie)產(chan)品:有奶(nai)味(wei)的,有果味(wei)的,還(huan)有巧克力味(wei)的。
“小(xiao)米(mi)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)”在山西晉城市陽城縣更是吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)出一(yi)種地(di)方習(xi)俗(su),在當地(di)誰家修建了新房,搬(ban)進(jin)去(qu)住的(de)第一(yi)天,頭樁大事(shi)就是吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing),當地(di)人(ren)叫“發(fa)(fa)家煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)”。小(xiao)米(mi)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)有(you)雞蛋小(xiao)米(mi)的(de)、有(you)紅糖小(xiao)米(mi)的(de)、還有(you)蔥花小(xiao)米(mi)的(de),大大滿足不同(tong)(tong)口(kou)味人(ren)的(de)需求(qiu),想吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)哪樣(yang)攤哪樣(yang)。吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)的(de)人(ren)群也(ye)是多樣(yang)化,同(tong)(tong)宗同(tong)(tong)姓(xing)的(de)人(ren)來(lai)(lai)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),左鄰(lin)右舍喚(huan)來(lai)(lai)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),親戚朋友(you)請來(lai)(lai)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),過路行人(ren)叫來(lai)(lai)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。而且(qie)煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)發(fa)(fa)得(de)(de)(de)越(yue)(yue)(yue)虛(xu)越(yue)(yue)(yue)好(hao)。來(lai)(lai)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)人(ren)越(yue)(yue)(yue)遠(yuan)越(yue)(yue)(yue)吉利(li),吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)得(de)(de)(de)越(yue)(yue)(yue)多主人(ren)越(yue)(yue)(yue)高興(xing)。煎(jian)(jian)餅(bing)(bing)越(yue)(yue)(yue)虛(xu)預示(shi)著(zhu)發(fa)(fa)家速度越(yue)(yue)(yue)快(kuai),來(lai)(lai)人(ren)越(yue)(yue)(yue)多預示(shi)著(zhu)發(fa)(fa)家去(qu)路越(yue)(yue)(yue)寬(kuan),吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)得(de)(de)(de)越(yue)(yue)(yue)多預示(shi)著(zhu)發(fa)(fa)家來(lai)(lai)源(yuan)越(yue)(yue)(yue)廣。