There are many seasonal delicacies in winter in Germany. Why is gingerbread the favorite food of Germans?

There are many delicious foods in winter in Germany, and gingerbread has banned other foods and jumped to the forefront. The reason is that gingerbread not only has a long shelf life, but also has ever-changing tastes and shapes, because such advantages have won the hearts of men, women and children. The traditional practice is to need cream, fine sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon powder, gluten powder, ginger powder, cardamom powder, clove, allspice powder, star anise, ginger, nuts, candied fruit, fennel and other materials, and then sprinkle some icing or honey on the surface. Different from other desserts, gingerbread does not need a lot of water, milk and oil, nor does it use yeast for fermentation, but uses ammonium salt, thus adding bitterness to the taste of gingerbread.

The shape of gingerbread has evolved from the original round, star, heart and various animals to more diverse and innovative shapes, which are more influenced by Christmas. Gingerbread man, Christmas tree, Christmas house, etc. There has been a gingerbread shape innovation contest with a similar theme, even on the Internet. The packaging box of gingerbread is also ingenious. Different from the ordinary dessert box, it uses a retro tin box with gorgeous patterns, and the gingerbread box has become a beautiful landscape. Therefore, gingerbread can stay in the hearts of every generation and will never be forgotten. People's winter memories and a plate of delicious gingerbread with a cup of tea, coffee or wine make the cold winter warm.

It is not difficult to link the development of German gingerbread with the inheritance and development of traditional culture. We should learn from the development of gingerbread and use innovative and novel methods to make the plain traditional gingerbread fashionable and popular among men, women and children. China's traditional culture also needs this. Many of China's once brilliant traditional cultures are gradually fading, and even being called their own by other countries. Everyone needs to reflect. China's excellent traditional culture needs not only protection, but also development to survive in a different way. We should take its essence, discard its dross, bring forth the old and bring forth the new, and break the limitations and stereotypes existing in tradition by innovative means. Naturally, some people will pay attention to some people inheriting and others carrying forward. Tradition, especially excellent tradition, cannot be buried. If so, the mainstream of society will be unable to resist the inflow of western culture and will completely lose our own culture, which is not desirable. A country's culture is a symbol of a country. Not only do we need to do this, but people all over the world should do this, inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional culture of their own countries, so that all the cultures in the world can blossom and compete with each other, and the culture will be more comprehensive and wonderful.