Tang people's favorite food: Hu cake, steamed cake and soup cake. Why are all kinds of cakes?

First of all, let's talk about the most popular Hu cake in the Tang Dynasty. It is called Hu cake because it was introduced from the western regions, and its earliest history can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. In other words, the history of Hu Bing's entry into China is actually synchronized with the development of the Silk Road.

In fact, we have seen Hu cakes, which are similar to those popular in Xinjiang today? Hey? . Sometimes, you can sprinkle sesame seeds on the Hu cake to make it fragrant? Sesame cake? The crispness of cakes and the fragrance of sesame seeds are simply the richest ingredients in the world, which are mouth-watering and irresistible. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once praised Hu Bing in a poem "Send Hu Bing and Yang Wanzhou":

Sesame cakes are like Kyoto, and the crispy noodles are fragrant and fragrant. Give it to the hungry Ambassador Yang. Does it look helpful? ?

Isn't this poem humorous? Ambassador Yang? Described as a hungry foodie. But also show off from the side? Crispy and oily? How popular Hu Bing was at that time.

In the Tang dynasty, Hu cake was a very high-grade food, even loved by the royal family. According to the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty fled to Sichuan. He was hungry on the way, so Yang bought him some Hu cakes to eat at the market. When the emperor was hungry, he ate Hu cake, which shows that this kind of food is not exclusive to ordinary people.

In addition, it was written by a Japanese monk, and it is recorded in the Book of Searching for Dharma in Datang:

On the sixth day of the first month of six years, beginning of spring was given Hu cakes and temple porridge. Husky cakes are popular, but laity remains. ?

This means that on the day of spring, Tang Wuzong rewarded the ministers, and Hu Bing was rewarded. You see, even the prizes given by the emperor's family are Hu cakes, which shows how high-grade Hu cakes are.

In addition, there is a story in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty: there was a man named Zhang Gui in the Tang Dynasty. Because the Hu cake was delicious, many people went to him to buy cakes, and he was closed. It can be seen that Hu cake is deeply loved by the general public because of its crispy and delicious taste and the pursuit of it by royalty and literati. In the Tang Dynasty, people's love for Hu cake was not limited to the satisfaction of taste, but also rose to a spiritual pursuit.

steamed cake

Speaking of which, let's talk about steamed cakes again. Although steamed bread has the word "cake" in its name, it is actually not a real cake, but a kind of pasta similar to steamed bread. Because it needs to be steamed in a steamer, it is called steamed cake.

In ancient times, it was necessary to control the heat when making steamed cakes, and the top grade was to steam out cross cracks on pasta. "Book of Jin. He Zengchuan said:? Don't cross over to eat steamed cakes? It means it's not delicious if you can't steam out the cross cracks. Lu You once wrote a poem:? Steamed cakes can still be cross-divided, so how about five kinds of wonton? That's what I said.

In the Song Dynasty, Song Renzong's name was Zhao Zhen, and this one? Hey? Word sum? Steamed? The pronunciation is similar, so steamed cakes are taboo for the emperor, so it is changed to? Making cakes? . Therefore, the sesame cakes sold in Wu Dalang are actually steamed cakes. Sesame cake is not a kind of cake, but white flour steamed bread.