To carry out a study of the intangible cultural heritage of Suzhou, we are responsible for the Jiangnan cuisine, we decided to start from the Soviet-style pastries, Soviet-style moon cakes, to be stud

To carry out a study of the intangible cultural heritage of Suzhou, we are responsible for the Jiangnan cuisine, we decided to start from the Soviet-style pastries, Soviet-style moon cakes, to be studied in depth! Suzhou sugar rice cake has a long history, famous in China and abroad, more than two thousand years ago. The famous ancient city of Suzhou was once the capital of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. King Helu of Wu named Wu Zixu from the military needs of the time to build the city, called "Helu big city".

When the city was completed, King Helu of Wu was so happy that he called all the generals to celebrate, except Wu Zixu, who was sulking. When Wu Zixu returned to his camp, he quietly told his followers, "After my death, if the country is in trouble and the people are starving, you can go to Xiangmen (one of the 60 major gates of Suzhou) and dig three feet into the ground to get food."

Later, Wu Zixu was framed and killed himself, and the state of Wu fell to the state of Yue, leaving the people without food and starving. At this time, the people in his entourage remembered Wu Zixu's instructions, so they took the people to Xiangmen to dismantle the city and dig up the ground. It was only then that they discovered that the bricks at Xiangmen were not made of mud, but of glutinous rice ground into powder and then made into "bricks". Since then, in order to remember Wu Zixu's achievements, the people of Suzhou ate rice cakes on the day of the Spring Festival to honor him. This custom has been passed down until today.

The best rice cakes in Suzhou are made by "Taoxiangcun Tea Shop" on Guanqian Street in Suzhou, which are divided into lard rice cakes and red and white sugar rice cakes, with fine, glutinous and sweet powders, white color and lustre, steamed through and pliable, boiled but not greasy, fried and sweet, and stored for a long time without poison. There are four kinds of lard rice cakes: rose, osmanthus, jujube paste and mint. Its characteristics of color and luster colorful and beautiful. Fatty and fragrant glutinous, food but not greasy. It is a unique way to eat is to cut the rice cake into thin slices, dipped in egg (slightly seasoned with flour), into the hot oil blanch can be eaten. Eating for a long time, unique flavor.