Chinese pastries have become very popular on the Internet this year. Before
, there was the Chengdu branch of "Hutouju" which attracted countless people to check in. After
, there was "Xianghe Pastry Shop" which dominated all major self-media platforms.
Everyone discovered that our Chinese pastries are also delicious.
In fact, there are many traditional pastries worth trying.
Come and have a look with Xiaolu!
Donkey Rolling
Donkey Rolling is made from raw materials such as rhubarb rice noodles, soybean noodles, clear sand, white sugar, sesame oil, osmanthus, green and red silk and melon kernels. It is a product of Northeast China, Old Beijing, Tianjin Wei Famous snacks from other places.
The name "Donkey Rolling" comes from the scene where soybean noodles are sprinkled on the dough in the last step of its production process, which resembles a donkey rolling in the yellow sand.
The surface of "Donkey Rolling" is a layer of golden soybean noodles, the cake body is soft and waxy, and the filling melts in your mouth, sweet but not greasy. Not only is it a delicious pastry used by the royal court, it is also said to be deeply loved by the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Pea yellow
Pea yellow was originally a folk snack. After it was introduced to the palace in the Qing Dynasty, it was improved by the imperial dining room and became a famous palace dessert.
Pea yellow is made from peas and white sugar, and the ingredients are very simple. However, its production process is very delicate. It requires peeling, cooking and grinding the peas, frying them with sugar, and cutting them into pieces after they solidify. The finished pea yellow is light yellow in color, has a delicate texture, melts in your mouth, and has a sweet and refreshing taste.
Osmanthus Cake
Osmanthus Cake is a traditional Chinese snack with a long history, which has a history of more than 300 years. Osmanthus cake, as the name suggests, is a pastry made from osmanthus, sugar and glutinous rice flour.
Osmanthus cakes are made in many folk ways, and the types of osmanthus cakes vary from place to place. Some osmanthus cakes are as white as snow, and some are crystal clear, but what they have in common is that they are all decorated with osmanthus petals. It looks small and cute, and tastes soft and sweet.
Mung Bean Cake
Speaking of the most well-known traditional pastry, it must be Mung Bean Cake. Mung bean cake is also a traditional delicacy with a long history. It is said that in some places, there is also the custom of eating mung bean cake during the Dragon Boat Festival.
The taste of mung bean cake mainly differs between the north and the south. In the north, no oil is added when making mung bean cake, and the taste is soft; in the south, lard or cooking oil is added during production, and the taste is delicate. Mung bean cake has a firmer texture, is sweet but not greasy, and has the effect of relieving heat and reducing internal heat when eaten in summer.
peach slices
Speaking of peach slices, the most famous one is " Hechuan peach slices ". Hechuan peach slices are made from glutinous rice, flour, walnuts, and sugar. The production process is unique and involves more than 20 steps. The finished peach slices also need to be cut to keep the thickness of each slice consistent at about a few millimeters.
Hechuan peach slices are as white as snow in color, melt in the mouth, are delicate and sweet, and with the walnuts wrapped in them, the taste is more layered.
Hechuan peach slices were born in Hechuan County in the Qing Dynasty. After more than a hundred years of development, an industrial chain for peach slice production has been formed here, and Hechuan peach slices are also exported to all parts of the country.
In fact, there are many traditional Chinese snacks.
Xiaolu canât list them all.
What other delicious Chinese snacks do you know?
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