沙縣小吃是中原黃河流域飲食文化傳統的一個分支,起源于夏商周、晉、宋中原黃河流域中華飲食文化,以品種繁多風味獨特和經濟實惠著稱,被稱譽為漢民族傳統飲食的活化石
被稱為(wei)漢民族傳統飲(yin)食(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)“活(huo)化(hua)石”的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),屬源遠流(liu)(liu)長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)中原黃河流(liu)(liu)域飲(yin)食(shi)文(wen)化(hua)傳統的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)個分支,它既(ji)有(you)福州、閩南一(yi)帶(dai)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)飲(yin)食(shi)特點,又(you)有(you)汀州一(yi)帶(dai)山區(qu)客(ke)家(jia)飲(yin)食(shi)文(wen)化(hua)風格。因此具有(you)濃厚(hou)中華特色的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)又(you)分為(wei)兩大流(liu)(liu)派,即(ji)口味(wei)清(qing)鮮淡甜、 制作(zuo)精細的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)城關(guan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)流(liu)(liu)派,代表(biao)品種有(you)扁肉(rou)(面(mian)食(shi))、燒麥(mai)、肉(rou)包等(deng),獨具特色;口味(wei)咸辣(la)酸(suan)、制作(zuo)粗放的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)夏(xia)茂(mao)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)流(liu)(liu)派,以(yi)夏(xia)茂(mao)鎮為(wei)代表(biao),原料(liao)以(yi)米、薯、芋為(wei)主,如(ru)米凍、喜(xi)粿(guo)、米凍皮(粳秈(xian)面(mian))、牛系列等(deng)。夏(xia)茂(mao)人(ren)基本屬于客(ke)家(jia),喜(xi)外出。因此外出經(jing)(jing)營(ying)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)較(jiao)早較(jiao)多(duo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)是(shi)夏(xia)茂(mao)流(liu)(liu)派小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),幾乎大江南北都(dou)有(you)夏(xia)茂(mao)人(ren)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)蹤跡,這種流(liu)(liu)動(dong)性也使夏(xia)茂(mao)流(liu)(liu)派小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)原料(liao)加工(gong)與經(jing)(jing)營(ying)服務分離(li),即(ji)加工(gong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)不經(jing)(jing)營(ying),經(jing)(jing)營(ying)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)不加工(gong),形成低工(gong)藝的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)簡單重復勞動(dong)。而沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)城關(guan)人(ren)則(ze)是(shi)山區(qu)文(wen)化(hua),喜(xi)歡自己加工(gong)自己經(jing)(jing)營(ying),即(ji)“前店后坊”的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)家(jia)庭式經(jing)(jing)營(ying)格局,城關(guan)流(liu)(liu)派沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)制作(zuo)精細,品種多(duo)樣,成為(wei)沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)主角(jiao)。因此,到過沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)人(ren)必(bi)嘗(chang)沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)了“沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)”都(dou)有(you)“沙(sha)陽歸來無(wu)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)”之感嘆。中國(沙(sha)縣(xian)(xian))小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)吃(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)旅游(you)文(wen)化(hua)節官方定為(wei)每年公(gong)歷的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)12月(yue)8日(ri)。
沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)以(yi)(yi)其品種(zhong)繁多、風味獨(du)特和經濟(ji)實惠而(er)著稱,成為(wei)福建飲食文化百(bai)花園(yuan)中(zhong)的一朵奇葩(pa)。沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)不但流行(xing)在三明市(shi)(shi)各(ge)縣(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)),而(er)且在南(nan)平、福州、廈門也可常(chang)常(chang)遇到掛(gua)著“沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)”招牌(pai)的小(xiao)吃(chi)店,甚至(zhi)北至(zhi)北京(jing)、南(nan)至(zhi)深圳,以(yi)(yi)及在新加坡、馬(ma)來西亞、美國的太平洋旅游(you)勝地——塞班島(dao)也有“沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)”的蹤(zong)跡。足見沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)小(xiao)吃(chi)影(ying)響之(zhi)大、傳播之(zhi)廣。據統計,沙(sha)(sha)(sha)縣(xian)各(ge)類小(xiao)吃(chi)有上(shang)百(bai)種(zhong),常(chang)年供(gong)應(ying)的有幾十種(zhong),蒸、煮、炸、烤(kao)、腌,加工方法多樣(yang),米、面、芋、豆腐原料獨(du)具地方特色,且來源豐富,家家戶(hu)戶(hu)都能(neng)做上(shang)幾樣(yang),城區(qu)街頭(tou)巷(xiang)尾日夜24小(xiao)時都有小(xiao)吃(chi)應(ying)市(shi)(shi),非(fei)常(chang)方便。