In the Song Dynasty, cakes, as a staple food, were an indispensable part of the people's table. The cakes in the Song Dynasty were not just round foods roasted and processed as they are now. Any food made of flour can be called a cake. The baked cake is called sesame cake, which is no different from what we eat today. Boiled steamed bread is called soup cake, and steamed steamed steamed bread is called cage cake. The "baked wheat cake" mentioned by Wu Dalang when he peddled in the street in Water Margin refers to steamed bread.

The cake industry flourished in the Song Dynasty, and the competition was naturally fierce. In order to win the competition, the cake seller came up with various methods. Cake sellers in Tokyo attract customers with all kinds of hawking in the street.

Pasta flourished in the Song Dynasty. Zheng Wenbao in the Northern Song Dynasty was famous for his calligraphy and poetry at that time, and his cloud shadow was very popular with people at that time. The preparation method is as follows: lotus root, lotus seed, water chestnut, taro, chicken head, water chestnut, arrowhead and lily are mixed together, cooked with lean meat, then air-cooled, mashed in a stone mortar, steamed with Sichuan sugar and honey, then mashed in the mortar, so that sugar, honey and various raw materials are evenly mixed, and the mixture is mixed. Cloud shadow was favored by scholars and was later included in the recipes of the Song Dynasty.