Grilled almond cakes, which are well-known at home and abroad, are the classic signature products of pastry chefs in Zui Xiang Garden, Macau. Different from the general way of baking almond cakes, Zui Xiang Garden in Macau adopted the ancient technology of charcoal baking in wooden barrels, which used the heat of charcoal in wooden barrels to dry the moisture of almond cakes during baking. In the baking workshop, the big barrel with Zui Xiang Garden exudes almond-scented heat. These wooden barrels have been kept in Zui Xiang Garden for decades, and become brighter and brighter after years of experience. In fact, this method takes two to three times more time than using an oven, but the product is more golden and loose, and the teeth and cheeks are fragrant, which is worthy of the name. A small almond cake embodies the experience and wisdom of several generations in Zui Xiang Garden, Macau.
In addition to almond cakes, there are more than 200 kinds of delicious foods in Zui Xiang Garden Bakery in Macau, which are various and dazzling. For example, phoenix rolls with rich connotations, peach cakes with crispy outside in Marie Laure Gigon, juicy dry barbecues with elastic teeth, layers of almond bars with surprises and so on. , are 100% quality materials. Whether you love sweet and sour or salty and spicy, Zui Xiang Garden in Macau can satisfy your gluttony desire.
On the basis of traditional cuisine, the bakers in Zui Xiang Garden in Macau created a number of healthy food series, which brought out the unique new concept of healthy food in Zui Xiang Garden in Macau and set a good example in the industry.
Zui Xiang Garden in Macau has been with Macau for more than half a century. Inadvertently, the calligraphy of Zui Xiang Garden in Macau has always played the role of goodwill ambassador, pushing Macau's cake culture to the window of the world, and even becoming the messenger of cultural exchanges between overseas and Macau. Mr. He Houhua, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, personally presented the "Macau Tourism Meritorious Medal" to Mr. Huang, the third-generation helm of Zui Xiang Park in Macao, in recognition of the contribution of Zui Xiang Park to the development of tourism in Macao. This is the first time that Macao calligraphy and letter industry has won this medal. In addition, it has won many awards, including "Hong Kong and Macao Quality Integrity Office" and "I Love Top Ten Brands in Macau". Zui Xiang Garden in Macau, with its elaborate production and insistence on quality, continues to create this cross-era brand legend.
From 1935, the first bakery was opened at No.20, Qingpingzhi Street, Macau, and now there are 14 branches. With 74 years of ups and downs in Macao society, Zui Xiang Garden Bakery in Macao has gradually become the largest and most famous time-honored brand in Macao. On the streets of Macau, the unique packaging of Zui Xiang Garden has also gathered into a unique landscape in the hands of tourists. This small island, which has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain, is a perfect blend of tradition and modern culture. From the city floor tiles with waves and marine animal patterns from Portugal to the street humor of a shop in Wonton Noodles, Zhu Sheng, which says "You can buy the moon a drink without wine, but you'd better eat wonton if you have money", there are romantic legends everywhere. As a 75-year-old brand, Zui Xiang Garden is no exception.
Walking into Zui Xiang Garden Xinma Road Head Office, it's not hard to feel the rich nostalgia here. On the display wall closest to the door, there are all kinds of old cake boxes in Zui Xiang Garden more than 70 years ago, large tin glass bottles containing sesame seeds and peanuts, sunflower fans and iron tongs for charcoal burning, blackened kerosene lamps, worn rolling pins and cake molds, and even a cock bowl with familiar faces in Stephen Chow movies. There is a wooden abacus next to the cake mold. Huang, the young master of Zui Xiang Garden, was still calculating his business with a brush before he came back from studying accounting in the United States. There are still "antiques" in use outside the store, which are baking barrels used to make signature charcoal almond cakes.
Many traditional flavors cannot be realized by modern technology. For example, the baking bucket improved by Huang's mother Huang has not been replaced by a relatively low-cost electric stove. It takes two to three times more time to make charcoal-roasted wooden barrels than ordinary baking ovens. However, in order to make almond cakes more golden and crisp and keep the fragrance of teeth and cheeks, those smoky fat wooden barrels are still placed on the pavement, which is the traditional delicious food baked on the spot. The hot smell of charcoal-roasted almond cakes has always attracted people from all walks of life and become an irresistible symbol. Although the automatic production line has been realized, the handmade phoenix roll has not disappeared in Zui Xiang Garden. Every day, the master bakes in the shop to show his skillful craftsmanship. Zui Xiang Garden's baked products are the only high-quality products in Macau, and exported to the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and other places. Grilled almond cake is one of the brand products of Zui Xiang Garden. Besides almond cakes, Zui Xiang Garden's old lady cakes and husband cakes are also very popular products. Porphyra Phoenix Roll is another masterpiece of Zui Xiang Garden.