What are the specialties in Quzhou, Zhejiang?

Quzhou scone, also known as sesame seed cake, is a traditional local snacks in Quzhou, Zhejiang. The main raw materials are flour, cooking oil, pork, dried plums, sesame seeds and chopped green onion. It is made in a special oven, because the cake is baked on the wall of a charcoal oven until it is cooked, so it is called scone. The finished product is tender outside and salty inside, spicy or not.

Longyou Hair Cake is a traditional pastry specialty in Longyou County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, a geographical indication product of China, and a special pastry food during the Spring Festival. Longyou hair cake has various colors, unique production technology and exquisite ingredients. It takes more than ten processes from raw materials to finished products, sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River, he tasted Longyou Hair Cake and greatly appreciated its color, fragrance, taste and shape. Since then, Longyou Hair Cake has been presented to the imperial court as a tribute.

Twenty-eight Du Gong Cake is a traditional festival cake in Twenty-eight Du Town, Jiangshan City, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, with a history of thousands of years. The main raw materials are glutinous rice, brown sugar, tea oil, foxtail algae, century-old osmanthus, medlar, lotus root powder, sweet potato powder, red dates, yam and so on. Generally speaking, during the Chinese New Year, people in Eight Places will steam tribute cakes, which are greasy and smooth, and all tastes are harmonious. In the border areas of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, it is regarded as the "cake god".

Quzhou sesame seed cake is a traditional famous spot in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, represented by Shao Yongfeng sesame seed cake. The main raw materials are flour, sesame oil, maltose, soda ash, sugar, orange cake, walnut, peanut, sesame, pepper, salt and so on. Sesame cake not only has the characteristics of thin skin, rich stuffing and delicious taste, but also contains pepper and salt, which has become a special flavor of pure sweet, slightly hemp and slightly salty, and is deeply loved by consumers.