1.產品特色
文慶(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)主要(yao)以在(zai)塱塘(tang)生長的芡(qian)實、茆草(cao)、野生馬(ma)蹄、稻草(cao)等水(shui)生植物為主要(yao)食物,因此,文慶(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)具有(you)肉質(zhi)清甜嫩(nen)滑(hua)、骨骼柔軟,鱗(lin)薄脆滑(hua),吃了不燥熱不上(shang)火等特色(se)。特別是“清蒸文?鯉(li)(li)”,清蒸時,不用去鱗(lin),把(ba)魚(yu)剖(pou)開對半,不用放(fang)姜,不放(fang)醬油(you),只放(fang)鹽、少量陳皮(pi)碎、花生油(you),上(shang)碟(die)后的文慶(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)魚(yu)油(you)清澈,入(ru)口(kou)魚(yu)味突出,滑(hua)嫩(nen)甘香,鮮(xian)美無(wu)比,魚(yu)鱗(lin)爽滑(hua),食欲感很強。
2.產品由來
文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)因產(chan)(chan)(chan)于鼎湖(hu)區沙(sha)浦鎮的(de)(de)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塱而(er)得(de)名。文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塱是位西(xi)江邊上(shang),在(zai)古(gu)時(shi),文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塱地(di)(di)(di)勢低洼(wa),每當西(xi)江汛期(qi),河水(shui)上(shang)漲,內塱雨水(shui)成(cheng)澇,無法外(wai)排,形成(cheng)了(le)大(da)大(da)小小的(de)(de)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)塘(tang)(tang),塘(tang)(tang)內浮(fu)游生物及天然(ran)植物多(duo)(duo),養魚(yu)(yu)(yu)不(bu)用放飼(si)料,加(jia)上(shang)塘(tang)(tang)水(shui)清新,魚(yu)(yu)(yu)病(bing)較少,所(suo)以文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塱所(suo)養的(de)(de)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)特別(bie)(bie)肥美(mei)。由于文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)?塱出(chu)(chu)產(chan)(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)鯉(li)(li)(li)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)特別(bie)(bie)肥美(mei)有名,為(wei)區別(bie)(bie)于其(qi)他(ta)產(chan)(chan)(chan)地(di)(di)(di)的(de)(de)鯉(li)(li)(li)魚(yu)(yu)(yu),當地(di)(di)(di)居民以其(qi)產(chan)(chan)(chan)地(di)(di)(di)名稱之(zhi)為(wei)“文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)”。坊(fang)間(jian)也(ye)有傳說文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)?鯉(li)(li)(li)來(lai)歷--此魚(yu)(yu)(yu)乃從山上(shang)來(lai): 相傳古(gu)時(shi)候肇慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鼎湖(hu)沙(sha)浦村(cun)里,一(yi)(yi)樵哥一(yi)(yi)天上(shang)山因放生由仙(xian)女(nv)變(bian)成(cheng)的(de)(de)鯉(li)(li)(li)魚(yu)(yu)(yu),仙(xian)女(nv)托夢(meng)多(duo)(duo)謝,臨走前(qian)(qian)在(zai)水(shui)缸里放下兩(liang)條(tiao)鯉(li)(li)(li)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)后。打(da)柴仔一(yi)(yi)覺醒來(lai),見水(shui)缸中真的(de)(de)有兩(liang)條(tiao)鯉(li)(li)(li)魚(yu)(yu)(yu),后來(lai)清朝(chao)某位宮中權貴認為(wei)該魚(yu)(yu)(yu)是吃了(le)山上(shang)神仙(xian)的(de)(de)桃核而(er)修煉成(cheng)仙(xian)的(de)(de),就賜名“文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)“。文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)產(chan)(chan)(chan)于明代,名噪于清代光(guang)緒年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)。據說清光(guang)緒年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian),一(yi)(yi)位欽差大(da)臣到(dao)過產(chan)(chan)(chan)地(di)(di)(di)嘗(chang)食文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li),因該魚(yu)(yu)(yu)肉質好(hao),鮮(xian)甘香(xiang)(xiang)俱備,驚嘆為(wei)“魚(yu)(yu)(yu)中之(zhi)王”,其(qi)美(mei)味妙不(bu)可言,立即派人日夜兼程送給(gei)慈禧(xi)太后品(pin)(pin)嘗(chang)。慈禧(xi)太后嘗(chang)過之(zhi)后,大(da)加(jia)贊(zan)賞(shang),并頒賜鐫有“嶺(ling)(ling)南(nan)(nan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)塘(tang)(tang)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)王”的(de)(de)牌匾(bian)給(gei)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塘(tang)(tang)塘(tang)(tang)主(zhu)(zhu)。文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)從1951年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)開始成(cheng)為(wei)廣東省水(shui)產(chan)(chan)(chan)館(guan)常年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)展覽品(pin)(pin),名揚海內外(wai)。在(zai)上(shang)世(shi)(shi)(shi)紀60年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)代-70年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)代,文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)作為(wei)國(guo)宴名菜(cai)款待外(wai)賓,受到(dao)外(wai)國(guo)賓客(ke)的(de)(de)歡迎。埃塞(sai)俄(e)比(bi)亞(ya)塞(sai)拉(la)西(xi)一(yi)(yi)世(shi)(shi)(shi)皇帝及柬(jian)埔寨西(xi)哈努克親王到(dao)廣州(zhou)訪(fang)問時(shi),指(zhi)名要(yao)品(pin)(pin)嘗(chang)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)。解放前(qian)(qian),文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)塱被一(yi)(yi)叫(jiao)莫可宜的(de)(de)地(di)(di)(di)主(zhu)(zhu)資本家一(yi)(yi)手(shou)壟斷,他(ta)特意刻(ke)制了(le)一(yi)(yi)顆“嶺(ling)(ling)南(nan)(nan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)塘(tang)(tang)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)”的(de)(de)印(yin)章,當時(shi)在(zai)整個東南(nan)(nan)亞(ya)各國(guo)的(de)(de)資本家,凡時(shi)看(kan)到(dao)發貨單(dan)蓋有這個印(yin)的(de)(de),都搶著按最高的(de)(de)時(shi)價再加(jia)百(bai)分之(zhi)三十(shi)的(de)(de)價錢收(shou)購(gou)。文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)?鯉(li)(li)(li)在(zai)建(jian)國(guo)前(qian)(qian)、建(jian)國(guo)后都是出(chu)(chu)口特產(chan)(chan)(chan),在(zai)1965年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)的(de)(de)產(chan)(chan)(chan)量(liang)為(wei)1.1萬公斤,全部出(chu)(chu)口銷(xiao)售以增創外(wai)匯。在(zai)上(shang)世(shi)(shi)(shi)紀八十(shi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)代前(qian)(qian),文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)慶(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)鯉(li)(li)(li)主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)銷(xiao)往香(xiang)(xiang)港、澳門及東南(nan)(nan)亞(ya)地(di)(di)(di)區,當地(di)(di)(di)百(bai)姓也(ye)難(nan)有機會品(pin)(pin)嘗(chang)到(dao)可口的(de)(de)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)肉。
3.歷史淵源
清(qing)朝光緒年間,有一欽差大臣(chen)到肇慶(qing)(qing)出(chu)巡,吃(chi)過文慶(qing)(qing)鯉(li)后,嘆之為“難得的美味(wei)珍饈”,并(bing)立即(ji)派人將其(qi)火速呈送回京城,獻(xian)給慈(ci)禧太(tai)后。太(tai)后品(pin)嘗過后,龍顏大悅,給文朗(lang)頒賜了“嶺(ling)南第一塘文慶(qing)(qing)鯉(li)王”的匾額。