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Chinese pastry ranking

The ranking of Chinese pastries are osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, red bean cake, rice cake, pea yellow, etc.

1. Osmanthus Cake Osmanthus cake has a history of more than 300 years. It is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and honeyed osmanthus. It is one of the most distinctive traditional snacks in China.

It has a long history, is delicious, simple to make, and comes in various varieties.

2. Mung bean cake Mung bean cake is one of the famous Han nationality specialty cakes. Mung bean cake can be divided into southern and northern styles according to taste. The northern style is Beijing style. It does not add any oil when making. Although it is soft in the mouth, it has no oily feeling. It is also called "dry".

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Southern style includes Su style and Yang style, which requires adding oil when making, and the taste is soft and delicate.

3. Red bean cake Red bean cake uses red beans as the main raw material. After careful preparation and matching of ingredients, it presents a beautiful and delicious pastry.

4. Rice cake Rice cake is one of the traditional pastries of the Han Chinese people and has a long history.

In the Han Dynasty, rice cakes were called "rice cake", "bait", "獍", etc.

Yang Xiong of the Han Dynasty already had the title of "cake" in his book "Dialect", and it became popular in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

5. Pea yellow pea yellow is a traditional pastry in old Beijing with a long history, delicate texture and sweet taste.

It is made from high-quality pea noodles, white sugar and other ingredients, and is steamed.