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Do you know what Song Dynasty cakes are there?

1, 9-layer cake:

Also known as Jiuzhong Cake, Qian Ceng Cake and Zhongyuan Cake. It will take a long time to advance step by step. It is one of the traditional pastry snacks in the coastal areas of China.

2. Champion cake:

Zhuangyuan cake, one of the traditional Chinese pastry snacks, is a famous specialty in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Although different regions in China have different production methods and tastes, they all have the meaning of blessing. At the same time, Zhuangyuan cake is also one of the rare snacks in Taiwan Province Province. It is famous for its appearance like a champion hat. Because the name sounds auspicious, many candidates buy it before the exam, which means blessing.

3, light cake:

Dengzhan cake is one of the top ten famous snacks in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. It belongs to fried food with a long history, which can be traced back to the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Generally, rice and soybeans are ground into thick paste, added with flour, wrapped with shredded radish as stuffing and fried.

4. horseshoe cake:

Water chestnut cake is a traditional snack in Guangdong Province, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province and southern Fujian Province. Legend has it that it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was steamed with water chestnut powder mixed with sugar water. Water chestnut, also called horseshoe in Cantonese, hence its name. Its color is brown, translucent, it can be folded without cracking, and it is soft, smooth, refreshing and tough, and it tastes extremely sweet. Water chestnut cake tastes sweet and melts in your mouth.

5, crystal cake:

Seasonal cakes and snacks in summer in Beijing. Crystal cake is crystal clear, white and smooth, waxy and chewy, delicious, cool and refreshing. Crystal cake is a famous product in Beijing traditional pastry food. Before liberation, the best place was a southern shop in Zilanzhai.