China News Service, Hefei, February 21, Title: Taiwan youth start a business with the "second hometown" and integrates the delicious food of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait

Author Zhang Jun and Guan Tong

Walking into the 1912 Bar Street in Hefei, a Taiwanese snack bar called "Yanchang" always attracts passers-by to stop. The store name "Yankang" is pronounced similarly to "sausage" in Minnan. The two words "fire" in "Yan" mean that business is prosperous. Behind this prosperity is the entrepreneurial story of Taiwanese young man Yang Qiaomi who has been rooted in Hefei for more than ten years.

From Taiwan to Hefei: A entrepreneurial fate that crosses the strait

In 2013, Yang Qiaomi, who just graduated from a Taiwanese university, came to the mainland with her brother to look for opportunities with her brother at the suggestion of her mother. At that time, she was attracted by Hefei's development potential, and this strange city became the starting point for her entrepreneurship. "The fate is wonderful. Hefei is like a treasure land, waiting for us to fill the flavor of Taiwan." Yang Qiaomi recalled.

In 2016, the first store of "Yanchang" opened, from large intestines, small intestines, salted chicken to Huazhiwan, the first batch of dishes were all classic Taiwanese delicacies. In order to reproduce the authentic flavor, Yang Qiaomi insists on using traditional kitchen utensils and methods. She believes that chefs and kitchen utensils are like swordsmen and swords in martial arts novels, and they must achieve "the unity of man and sword". "Only when kitchen utensils and techniques are consistent can the soul of Taiwanese snacks be created."

Stand upright and breaking the circle: the fusion code in the fireworks

Open kitchen is the signature design of snack bars. Through the glass, customers can intuitively see the on-site production process of the ingredients, and how to deal with the fumes of fried food has become the details that Yang Qiaomi cares most. She admitted that the secret to retaining repeat customers is not only taste, but also the attentiveness in the details. The sausages are made of fresh pork, and the fat and thinness are strictly matched in the ratio of 30% to 70%; the milk tea soup is cooked on the same day... In order to control the quality, Yang Qiaomi built her own sausage factory in Hefei, and supervised the entire process from raw materials to production.

The balance between tradition and innovation is the key to the "flame choking" and the redness. In response to young people's preferences, Yang Qiaomi and her brother developed pepper chicken chops and crispy fried chicken skin. The former is spicy and fresh, while the latter is crisp and not greasy. Even Taiwanese customers praised it as "more delicious than the island."

" Focus on street shops, new shops are tested from a small scale, and the stores in all departments are priced..." Yang Qiaomi summarized a "steady and steady" model. Today, Yang Qiaomi has opened 7 branches in Hefei. In order to meet the needs of Taiwanese compatriots, she also opened her branch into the factory area of ​​Taiwanese enterprises. In the future, Yang Qiaomi plans to expand into new stores.

"Moss flowers are like peonies": a development path across the strait

Hefei has become Yang Qiaomi's second hometown, and her entrepreneurial journey is "resonating with the development of the city." There is a sentence printed on the cup of Yanchong Milk Tea: "Every tea and every water have a story." The milk tea is covered with the Fujian-nan term "drinking throat" (meaning "dry").

Yang Qiaomi recalled that in the early days of her business, a group of energetic young Taiwanese sat together to set the name of the "Yankang" store. The scene at that time was vivid, "I have a family, a career, and a family-like customer in Hefei."

In recent years, Anhui has introduced a series of policies to help Taiwanese youth start businesses and find jobs in Anhui. As Yang Qiaomi said, "The blood of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is thicker than water. There are both opportunities and warmth of home here." In the future, she plans to promote Taiwanese sausage through e-commerce platforms to make the "Yankong" flavor go all over the country.

"Moss flowers are like rice, and they are like peonies." Yang Qiaomi spent more than ten years planting a small flower full of Taiwanese style in Hefei.