What are eight cakes in Beijing?

"Beijing Eight Pieces", also known as "Big Eight Pieces", includes salt and pepper cakes, Taishi cakes, Baisha Qima, jujube cakes and cakes printed with blessings, blessings, longevity and happiness.

Beijing Bakuai is a kind of cake with Beijing flavor, which was born in the royal restaurant of Qing Dynasty and spread to the people. It is made of eight raw materials, such as jujube paste, preserved plum, raisin, rose, red bean paste, sugar, banana, salt and pepper, with oil, water and flour as skins and leather bags as stuffing.

Beijing Eight Pieces are generally made into eight shapes such as oblate, wishful, peach, apricot, kidney, jujube flower, lotus leaf and oval, namely, Fuzi cake, Luzi cake, Shouzi cake, Xizi cake, Taishi cake, salt and pepper cake, jujube flower cake and Saqima cake.

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Tracing back to Eight Allusions in Beijing;

Mu Zong, the 12th emperor of Ming Dynasty, was a snack eater, especially fond of cakes and fruitcakes. One day, in his spare time, Emperor Mu Zong suddenly became a little greedy, so he called the director of "Point Ventricular". The dessert room was responsible for making snacks for the then emperor.

Mu Zong said, what kind of cake is the most popular and delicious now? Bring it all to me.

It's a little difficult for people, but the director of the dessert room is very clever, and he has made a careful guess about the meaning of sacredness-anyway, just make it look rich and satisfy the owner.

Soon, a plate of exquisite fruitcake was served. There are eight patterns in a * * *, and a red sample of "Flo Xi Shou" is printed on each side. The appearance is auspicious and the entrance is sweet. Mu Zong ate it, and it was delicious.

The "eight-piece set" that conquered Ming Dynasty is the originator of today's "eight sets of Beijing". In the Qing dynasty, pastry recipes were scattered among the people, and ordinary people could also eat snacks in the palace.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Eight-piece Set