What are some of your favorite traditional treats?

The varieties of Chinese confectionery include: Beijing-style pastry, Suzhou-style pastry, Cantonese-style pastry, Yang-style pastry, and Min-style pastry.

1, Beijing-style pastries

Beijing-style pastries, represented by the Beijing region, with heavy oil, light sugar, fluffy and soft, pure sweet and salty taste and other characteristics. Representative varieties of Beijing eight pieces and red and white moon cakes.

2, Suzhou-style pastries

Suzhou-style pastries, represented by the Suzhou region, filling with nuts, lard diced to osmanthus, rose flavoring, heavy sweet taste. The representative varieties include Suzhou-style mooncake and lard rice cake.

3, Cantonese-style pastries

Cantonese-style pastries, represented by the Guangzhou region, filled with elemi, shredded coconut, lotus seed paste, candied fat, heavy sugar, heavy oil, with a thin skin, filling, oily, soft and smooth, sweet and salty taste and other characteristics. Representative varieties of Cantonese moon cakes.

4, Yang-style pastries

Yang-style pastries, represented by Yangzhou and Zhenjiang region, filled with black hemp, candied fruit, sesame oil-based, hemp flavor is prominent. The representative varieties are Weiyang eight pieces and black sesame salt moon cake.

5, Min-style pastries

Min-style pastries, represented by the Fuzhou region, filled with dried shrimp, seaweed, cinnamon, mushrooms, sugar-cured meat, etc., sweet and crispy taste oil, seafood flavor is prominent. Representative varieties of Fujian gift cake and lard cake.