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The meaning and symbol of cake

The moral and symbol of pastry is that learning and career are promoted step by step.

According to legend, a general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was deeply moved to see his soldiers fighting bloody battles day and night, heroically killing the enemy and repeatedly making meritorious deeds. He immediately ordered people to bake delicious cakes and sent people to the front to comfort the soldiers to show their gratitude. Since then, the name of dim sum has spread and has continued to this day.

/kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, Catherine Medici, a Florentine aristocrat, was homesick when she married King Henry II of France, so the dessert chef made a protein almond biscuit to please her. Mu Si originated in Paris, which means bubble in French. In the World Cup at West Point, the competition for mousse has always been fierce, and its level reflects the true skill of the masters and the development trend of the world cake.

Traditional cake

Bakuai, also known as Northern Cake, is represented by Beijing. Beijing-style cakes, with a long history, various categories and different tastes, are characterized by heavy oil and light sugar, softness, pure sweetness and saltiness. Representative varieties include Beijing Bakuai and red and white moon cakes, among which Beijing Bakuai is divided into big Bakuai, small Bakuai and refined Bakuai. Eight pieces are made of eight kinds of fillings, such as hawthorn, rose, green plum, white sugar, red bean paste, jujube paste, salt and pepper, raisins, etc. , wrapped in cooking oil, carefully baked to make various patterns of impressions.

Shapes are kidney-shaped, drum-shaped, bergamot-shaped, bat-shaped, peach-shaped and pomegranate-shaped. Crispy and delicious, with pure fragrance. Specially made eight pieces, the fine layer is even, the filling is soft and sandy, and the fruit is pure and thick. There are also eight shapes, such as Sanxian, Silver Ingot, Osmanthus fragrans, Fushou, Fugui and Shoutao, which are the fine products in Beijing-style cakes.