What are the food specialties in Luoyang that can be taken away?

Pastries that can be taken away include Peony cake and Peony Crisp.

The origin of Peony cake: Like peony, Peony cake is also related to the only female emperor in China, Wu Zetian. When Wu Zetian was forced to go to Ganye Temple in Chang 'an to have a haircut in Nepal, she was depressed, so she took flowers as a pastime and made sweet vegetarian cakes with peony petals, beans and red dates as raw materials, which surprised the masters. After taking power instead of Li Tang, Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang Shangyang Palace for a long time, leaving many stories about peony. When the peony was in full bloom, she asked the chef to make the delicate flowers into a beautiful dessert Peony cake for Shang Huashi to taste and give to the courtiers. Later, this dessert craft spread to the people, from Luoyang to the whole country, from the Tang Dynasty to later generations, and across the ocean to Japan.

Peony cake features: It can decompose sugar and fat in human body. Has effect in promoting metabolism, reduce cholesterol and preventing cell aging. At the same time, it changed the characteristics of traditional cakes, such as dryness, crispness, crispness and hardness, and successfully developed a crisp, soft, elegant and thick healthy and delicious food with beans as the main material. ?

Nutritional value of Peony cake: Peony stems and leaves can cure blood stasis, and flowers can be seen in many cities. Its root can be used as medicine, and it can also be called peony bark. After taking the medicine, it can treat hypertension, remove fire, clear away heat and remove blood stasis, and relieve pain and swelling. Has obvious curative effect on hypertension. Its petals are edible and delicious. ?