席營村的手工掛面(mian)以家庭作坊為主。早在明朝時,席營村的掛面(mian)就已聞名四方。因(yin)曾被明代禮部(bu)尚書(shu)王越進貢給皇帝,列為宮(gong)廷佳品(pin),而得名“貢面(mian)”。
令(ling)人無(wu)法(fa)想象的是,直徑僅有一兩毫(hao)米的掛(gua)(gua)面,居(ju)然根(gen)根(gen)都是空心的。記者拿(na)出一根(gen)掛(gua)(gua)面,將一端放(fang)到水里,然后用嘴吹(chui)另一端,居(ju)然能吹(chui)出氣泡。據了解(jie),由(you)于席(xi)營村(cun)地(di)處太(tai)行山余脈火龍崗,緊臨象山,村(cun)里的飲用水、澆地(di)用水全(quan)是優質礦(kuang)泉(quan)水,所產小麥淀粉含量極高。村(cun)民們運用當地(di)小麥為原料,經過人工(gong)和面、揉(rou)面、壓平、開條(tiao)、搓條(tiao)、盤(pan)條(tiao)、自(zi)然晾曬等28道工(gong)序精制而成(cheng)。
每年冬(dong)季,都(dou)(dou)是村里制作空(kong)心(xin)掛(gua)面(mian)的時節。每個家庭作坊的空(kong)心(xin)掛(gua)面(mian)都(dou)(dou)供不(bu)應(ying)求。快(kuai)過年時,從(cong)四面(mian)八方慕(mu)名而來購買空(kong)心(xin)掛(gua)面(mian)的人絡繹不(bu)絕。
席(xi)營村的空(kong)心掛面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)是(shi)純天(tian)然的,如添加防腐劑(ji)、增白劑(ji),空(kong)心掛面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)就做不(bu)(bu)成。為了(le)第二天(tian)上午能在晨陽里晾(liang)曬(shai)掛面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),村里人下(xia)午就要開(kai)始和(he)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)。而后(hou)經(jing)揉面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)、壓(ya)條(tiao)(tiao)等一系列工序,到了(le)晚上還不(bu)(bu)能休息,要將面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)盤成條(tiao)(tiao),放到掛面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)洞里醒(xing)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)。等到凌晨4時,村民(min)們把(ba)醒(xing)好(hao)的面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)條(tiao)(tiao)搭到屋外專門晾(liang)曬(shai)掛面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)的架(jia)子上,將原本筷子粗(cu)細、長(chang)不(bu)(bu)足1米的面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)條(tiao)(tiao),拉長(chang)到2.5米。面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)拉好(hao)了(le),太(tai)陽也出來了(le)。
黎陽貢(gong)面(mian)耐火而不糟(zao)、回鍋而不爛,煮(zhu)熟后(hou)挑(tiao)入(ru)碗中,吃起(qi)來不僅口感爽滑(hua),而且(qie)格外勁道。席營(ying)村的手工空心掛面(mian)含有(you)(you)人體所需的重要營(ying)養物質,是一種低(di)熱量高蛋白食品(pin),有(you)(you)降血壓(ya)、減肥養腎等(deng)功效,是老人、兒童(tong)、產婦等(deng)體弱者的常(chang)備滋補佳(jia)品(pin),也是饋贈親(qin)朋好友(you)的上等(deng)禮品(pin)。