Dehua specialty Sanhei Huang San

Dehua specialty "three blacks and three yellows" is one of the famous traditional cakes in southern Fujian, which originated in Dehua County, Longyan City, Fujian Province. It is a dessert made of black sesame, black glutinous rice, brown sugar, soybeans, yellow rice, egg yolk and other ingredients.

Three blacks refer to black sesame, black glutinous rice and brown sugar, and three yellows refer to soybeans, yellow rice and egg yolk. The preparation method is as follows: firstly, black sesame and black glutinous rice are ground into powder, and then black sugar is added and stirred evenly to prepare black fragrant pulp; Mix soybean and yellow rice, grind into powder, and mix with egg yolk and sugar to make yellow paste. Black and yellow pastes are baked alternately in the mold. The taste is soft, sweet and golden, and it tastes sweet but not greasy.

Three blacks and three yellows is a traditional food in Dehua County, which has a history of over a hundred years and is also one of the famous specialties in southern Fujian. Its manufacturing process is complex, it needs to be polished many times, and the manufacturing process also needs to master certain skills. Nowadays, three blacks and three yellows have become the symbolic specialty of Dehua, and it is also one of the popular gifts for relatives and friends, ancestors and gods.