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Ancient Palace Pastries

Osmanthus flower cake: osmanthus flower cake has a history of more than 300 years, is made of glutinous rice flour, sugar and honey osmanthus flower as the raw material for the production of delicious pastries. It is sweet and savory, with a strong fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Jujube Paste Pastry: Said to be one of the dishes of the Manchu Banquet and specially made for Empress Dowager Cixi, it is made of red dates and red beans with a sweet and savory taste. Donkey roll: this pastry is also one of Cixi's favorite pastries. It is a very representative traditional pastry in the ancient court, with a very soft and sweet taste.

1, osmanthus cake: osmanthus cake has a history of more than 300 years, is made of glutinous rice flour, sugar and honey osmanthus as raw materials for the production of delicious pastries. The flavor is sweet and delicious, with a strong fragrance of osmanthus.

2, date paste pastry: It is said to be one of the dishes of the Manchu banquet, also specially made for Cixi Cixi Empress Dowager, made of red dates and red beans, sweet and savory taste.

3, donkey roll: this pastry is also one of Cixi's favorite pastries. It is a very representative of the ancient court of a traditional pastry, the taste is very soft and sweet.

4, mung bean cake: according to legend, mung bean cake is the ancient Dragon Boat Festival food, is a summer snack. According to the taste of the North and South, the North that is, Beijing-style, the production does not add any grease, the entrance is fluffy and no sense of oil, the South, including the Soviet-style and Yang-style, the taste of fragrant soft and non-sticky teeth.

5, pea butter: each part of this pastry is made of peas, although it is said that its materials and production methods have some simple, but in the cooking it is very complex, we have to protect the texture but also to ensure that its shape and flavor. The peas are very thirst-quenching.

6, Poria sandwich cake: Poria in ancient times is a very good Chinese medicine, however, it can also be made into very delicious ingredients. This pastry is just like a sandwich cookie, very tasty, and the color inside is crystal clear, so people look very appetizing.