The implication and symbol of flower cake

Moral: Because the weather is getting colder, flowers and trees are about to die, and people call this "tattoo". 1999 Climbing the mountain, we still have to eat flower cakes. Because "high" and "cake" are homophonic, we should call the cake "Chongyang Flower Cake", which means "step by step". Flower cakes mainly include "coarse flower cakes", "fine flower cakes" and "money flower cakes". Sticking some coriander leaves as a sign, sandwiched with dried fruits such as olives, dates and walnuts: there are three or two layers of fine flower cakes, and each layer is sandwiched with finer candied dried fruits, such as candied apples, peaches, apricots and dates; Money flower cake and fine flower cake are basically the same. But it is very small, like "money", and it is mostly the food of the upper class aristocrats.

Symbol: the flower cake symbolizes a step-by-step promotion. According to Wu Jun's "Continuation of Qi and Harmony" in the Southern Dynasty, festivals and customs such as climbing mountains, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating steamed cakes and inserting dogwood were formed in the Han Dynasty. Later, due to the limitation of local landform and product resources, people in wheat-producing areas used flour to make steamed cakes with various patterns, which were called flower cakes. Common flower cakes in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. The method of steaming flower cakes is the same as that of steaming rice cakes, except that the steamed rice cakes are smaller and thinner. In order to eat beautifully, people make colorful flower cakes and sprinkle some sweet-scented osmanthus on the cake surface to make the Chongyang cake sweet and delicious.