What does the "Beijing Eight Pieces" originating from the Forbidden City mean?

? In the past, it was inevitable for relatives and friends to walk around during the Spring Festival, but when they walked around, they often brought some small gifts. In the past, most people held square snack boxes with delicious cakes in their hands, which was the most ardent expectation of childhood.

Nowadays, with the improvement of people's living standards, the usual boxed snacks are gradually replaced by various tobacco, alcohol and health care products. However, in the hearts of old Beijingers, dim sum is the most unforgettable and sweet memory of the Spring Festival.

? In Beijing, you will naturally choose Daoxiang Village to buy snacks. Old Beijingers only recognize Daoxiang Village when they buy snacks. Now there are many branches of Daoxiang Village all over the country, which was founded in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. It is the representative of Beijing Nanwei Cuisine School and the most famous time-honored snack bar in Beijing.

? Because snacks are delicious, during the Spring Festival, people in various shops in Daoxiang Village in Beijing used to queue up to buy delicious snacks. But one of the most famous snacks is Beijing Bakuai.

? "Eight Pieces of Beijing" were originally cakes of the Qing court. In the past, it can be seen in major ceremonies and the daily diet of the royal family, so it can be regarded as an indispensable gift cake in the court. Later, with the decline of the Qing court, this kind of cake, which only paid tribute to the court, slowly flowed from the court to the people.

Since the 1980s, the former eight films in Beijing have gradually faded out of people's lives. At present, eight Beijing-Xinjiang cakes-salt and pepper cakes, Taishi cakes, white satsuma cakes, jujube cakes and cakes printed with "Fu", "Lu", "Shou" and "Xi" have once again become a major event for ordinary people to buy new year's goods.

? Eight pieces of old Beijing are divided into three categories: eight crispy skins, eight small milk skins and eight fine wine skins.

These three kinds of snacks are stuffed, and the main difference is the skin.

? Eight pieces of pastry are cakes, which need to be stirred twice during the production process, and finally the taste is crisp;

Eight pieces of wine skins and milk skins are hard-crust snacks, which only need to be kneaded once, and then appropriate amounts of yellow wine, brandy or fresh milk are added respectively. By kneading the dough, the crust has the fragrance of wine and milk, which is very delicious.

The skin of "Beijing Bakuai" is usually made of flour, sugar, soda water and Shaoxing yellow wine, and finally it is made by stuffing and baking.

Beijing Bakuai usually has eight kinds of fillings:

Four kinds: rose cake, hawthorn cake, sugar cake and grape cake, which are generally baked into golden yellow;

The next four kinds: jujube paste ideas, salt and pepper ideas, red bean paste peaches, green apricots and plums, are generally baked into milky white.

However, no matter what snacks are delicious, they will be welcomed. With the return of eight pieces in Beijing, I believe that traditional snacks will become more and more popular in the future.