The origin of dim sum

According to legend, a general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was deeply moved to see his soldiers fighting bloody battles day and night, heroically killing the enemy and repeatedly making meritorious deeds. He immediately ordered people to bake delicious cakes and sent people to the front to comfort the soldiers as a symbol of "a little affection". Since then, the name "dim sum" has spread and continues to this day.

From the literature, dim sum and tea are different in nature, but they have long been confused. According to the survey, the history of dim sum in the north is ancient, while that in the south is new. The ancients may still have the legacy of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the new one is only in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

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The form of snacks

1, packaging class

Bread mainly refers to all kinds of steamed bread, which belongs to fermented dough. There are many kinds of patterns, which are divided into big bags and small bags according to the degree of fermentation. According to the shape, it is divided into: Sanding steamed buns, steamed buns and other pleated bags; Fancy bags, such as: Shoutao bag, goldfish bag, etc. Seamless packaging, such as sugar packaging and crystal packaging.

2. Group class

Cake balls are usually called cake balls. Generally, rice flour is the main raw material, mostly spherical. Varieties are: dough balls, such as jiaozi and pigeon balls; Cooked jiaozi, such as double stuffing jiaozi. There are other varieties such as dumpling stuffing and hemp balls.

3. Volume category

Wide range of materials, variety. Varieties are: yeast rolls, which can be divided into flower rolls, such as sixi rolls, butterfly rolls and chrysanthemum rolls. Folding rolls, such as pig's paw rolls and lotus leaf rolls; Cut rolls, such as silver rolls and shredded chicken rolls. Rice (powder) rolls, such as: Ruyi sesame cold rolls, etc. Cake roll, if you roll the cake with sauce, etc. Crispy rolls, such as those made of olives.

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