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Names of traditional Chinese cakes

Osmanthus Jelly, jujube paste cake, mung bean cake, snowballing usury, pea yellow and poria cocos cake.

Osmanthus Jelly 1. Complete shape and uniform thickness. Clear yellow and white color, no spots, no impurities. The tissue is moist and soft, fine and slag-melting, without thickening and sugar-free. It tastes sweet and delicious, and has a strong osmanthus fragrance.

2, jujube paste crisp. It is said that it is one of the dishes of Manchu-Han banquet, and it is also specially made for Empress Dowager Cixi. It is made of red dates and red beans, and it tastes sweet and delicious.

3, mung bean cake. Mung bean cake is one of the traditional cakes and a summer snack. According to legend, in order to seek safety and health, China's ancient ancestors ate zongzi, realgar wine, mung bean cakes and salted duck eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival.

According to taste, it can be divided into north and south, and the north is Beijing flavor. It is made without any grease. Although the entrance is soft, there is no greasy feeling. South China includes Su-style and Yang-style, which need oiling when making, and the taste is soft and delicate.

4. Scroll around. This kind of cake is also one of Cixi's favorite cakes. In ancient times, only emperors and nobles had the opportunity to eat it, and ordinary people could not see it at all. It tastes soft and sweet.

5, pea yellow. Every part of this cake is made of peas. Although its materials and manufacturing methods are somewhat simple, it is very complicated when cooking. We should not only protect the taste, but also ensure its shape and taste. Pea yellow is very effective in relieving summer heat and thirst.

6. poria cocos cake. Fuling cake is the court cake of Qing Dynasty and the imperial meal of Cixi. It is made of Poria cocos, sesame seeds, honey, osmanthus fragrans and peanuts. As early as 800 years ago, it was recorded that "Poria cocos 4 Liang, white flour 2 Liang, water mixed into cakes, fried with yellow wax".

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