What are the traditional snacks in China?

Longshou pastry is a traditional snack in China, has been passed down for more than 2,000 years of history, the original name is called silver sugar, said to be the ancient emperor ate snacks, this sugar is fine silk, clear layers, the entrance to the fluffy sweet, a little pursed will slowly melt, no residue, sweet aftertaste, not greasy mouth.

2. Mung bean cake

Mung bean cake is a very characteristic of China's traditional pastries, originated in the Kangxi years of the Qing Dynasty, because it is a kind of summer snacks, so favored by the harem bridesmaids, but also a veritable palace snacks. It looks crystal green, a small piece, but eating soft and sweet, with the fragrance of mung beans.

3. pea butter

Pea butter is a traditional snack in Beijing, but also a traditional Palace snacks, in the Palace Archives there is a meal list is recorded: "Qianlong nineteen years on March 16th, the chief manager of the Ma Guoyuan Empress with the wild fruit table meal list "pea butter "is located in which the thirteenth product", which shows that the pea yellow very early.

This snack is most suitable for spring and summer seasons, looking at the color light yellow, pure, eat delicate and sweet, cool and refreshing, excellent taste.

4. candied fruit

Candied fruit is now also known as preserved fruit, the ancient name of honey fried, belonging to a kind of molasses system of fruit food, in our country has more than 2,000 years of history, in the Eastern Han Dynasty on the preserved fruit written records.

Now according to the flavor is divided into carving preserves, Hang style preserves, Beijing style preserves, Canton style preserves, Su style preserves, Min style preserves, by the ladies and children around the country favorite.

5. osmanthus cake

Osmanthus cake is a traditional snack in China, the food originated in the Qing Dynasty, has more than 300 years of production history, mainly with osmanthus, glutinous rice flour, sugar and other ingredients as raw materials made of moist and fluffy texture, sweet and delicious, with a strong osmanthus flavor, and has a tonic in the benefit of the health benefits of qi.

6. Poria cake

Poria cake is a Beijing nourishing traditional snacks, and the production method of this cake, as early as 800 years ago in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Ru Men Matters" in the record: "Poria four two, two white flour, water for cake, to yellow wax fried." After that is the descendants on the basis of continuous improvement, changed into the current sandwich Poria cake, both nourishing, but also sweet and flavorful.