Ping On Bun
Ping on bun ( Chinese 平安 包 , Pinyin píngānbāo , translated : peace dough) is a type of bread roll ("dough balls"), or steamed noodle , which is especially popular in Hong Kong and Cantonese cuisine .
history
In the Qing period , an epidemic in Cheung Chau was the reason for a festival in honor of the god Pak Tai , whose customs also include the so-called Qiang Bao Shan (Bun-Haschen - 搶包 山). At the annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival , the villagers dress up as Daoist gods to drive away evil, and on this occasion three large towers ("包 山", Baoshan, Bun Mountains) are built with the Ping On Bun. The rolls are piled up 18 meters high on racks and competitors vie to climb as high as possible on the towers and pick rolls from high above, which they distribute as good luck charms. In the past, the bread rolls were distributed to the villagers after religious ceremonies and used as offerings to gods and spirits. Today the festival is also an important event for tourism.
The villagers believe that eating hot ping-on buns drives disease away, and spreading powdered ping-on buns during storms helps calm the sea.
Manufacturing
The Ping On Bun come from Hong Kong . They are made from fine flour, paste made from lotus seeds and sugar, as well as lye and raising agents and are steamed. After about 30 minutes you will receive the ping-on stamp and will be briefly muted again. They are eaten hot or at room temperature. Occasionally, flavor variants with red bean paste or green bean paste are offered.
Cultural meaning
For Cheung Chau Bun Festival , tens of thousands of tourists come to Cheung Chau and in the distribution of Ping On Buns before the Pak Tai Temple Yuk Hui narrowing formed long lines. Tens of thousands of ping on buns are sold in one day and there are now numerous souvenir items such as pillows and fans. However, there are always problems with ingredients that are harmful to health.
Criticism is also exercised because thousands of rolls spoil on the occasion of the festival. Usually the rolls are made without preservatives and so they rot very quickly, especially in hot, humid weather. Tens of thousands of the ping on bun rotted during the 2015 Cheung Chau Bun Festival. As an alternative, the Cheung Chau Council bought all buns from all bakeries in Cheung Chau and distributed them to the visitors. A bun currently costs around HK $ 6 to 7 . In 2007 plastic dummies were introduced at the festival.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 何耀生 (He Yaosheng) ， 《香港 風俗 及 節令 文化 - Xiang gang feng su ji jie ling》 香港 ： 明 報 - Ming bao: 78-79.
- ↑ 發霉 包 都有 人 搶 - fa mei bao dou you ren qiang.
- ↑ 【太平 清 醮 - taiping qing jiao】 4.8 萬 人次 乘 新 渡輪 來往 長 洲 - 4.8 wan ren ci cheng xin du lun lai wang Cheung Chau (48,000 visitors come to Cheung Chau).
- ↑ 平安 包日 賣 萬 個 - Ping An Bao, ri mai wan ge.
- ↑ 長 洲 餅店 平安 包含 可 致癌 染料 - Cheung Chau bing dian Ping an bao han he zhi yan ran liao. A shop in Cheung Cha sells pingonbun with a harmful red color.
- ↑ [1] - Cheung Chau bao shan yin tian qi bian huai diu qi (Due to the weather, the Baoshan became bad). I-cable.com.