1. Types of western pastry:

There is no uniform standard at present, but the following are common in the industry.

1. According to the temperature of snacks, they can be divided into normal-temperature snacks, cold snacks and hot snacks.

2. According to the purpose of western pastry, they can be divided into retail snacks, banquet snacks, cocktail snacks, buffet snacks and refreshments.

It can be divided into bread, cakes, frozen products, chocolate, refined snacks and technological modeling. This classification is general and basically includes all the contents of West Point production.

4. According to the processing technology and blank properties of products, it can be divided into cakes, mixed cakes, crisp cakes, bread, puffs, biscuits, frozen sweets and chocolate. < P West Point production has a long history in Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Russia and other countries.

According to historical records, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome have started the earliest bread and cake making. According to statistics, there are as many as 16 kinds of bread and cakes in this ancient empire.

Now people know that the earliest cake in Britain is a kind of fruitcake called Siml. It is said that it originated from ancient Greece, and the 12 almond balls decorated on its surface represent the gods in Roman mythology. Today, some places in Europe still use it to celebrate Easter.

It is said that honey was the first sweetener used in food in ancient Greece, and honey cakes were once popular in Europe, especially in honey producing areas. The ancient Greeks made a fried cake with flour, oil and honey, and also made a tower filled with grapes and almonds, which may be the earliest food tower.

The ancient Romans made the earliest cheesecake. So far, the best cheesecake still comes from Italy.