Traditional pastries include: osmanthus cake, hair cake, rice cake, Beijing pea cake, mung bean cake, etc.
1. Osmanthus cake: It has a history of three to four hundred years in our country. It was made in the late Ming Dynasty. It is made of glutinous rice flour, osmanthus and sugar. , the taste is very delicate, with a hint of osmanthus aroma.
2. Fa Gao: Widely distributed in the north and south, it is a traditional delicacy of the Han nationality. Made from steamed glutinous rice, it has a fragrant taste. It is a popular cake food. Among them, "Longyou Fa Gao" is an intangible cultural heritage item with unique production techniques. In addition, the Fa Gao made in Yueyang, Huizhou and other places have their own characteristics.
3. Rice cake: It has a long history and is one of the traditional snack foods with Chinese characteristics. Rice cakes are steamed from sticky rice or rice flour. They are easy to process and produce, are durable in storage, and can be eaten in various ways. They are somewhat similar to today’s rice cakes. This rice cake had already been discovered in the Han Dynasty. . So it is very popular with the public.
4. Beijing peas: It is a royal snack. It is also said that the Queen Mother of the West likes to eat it most. Such publicity makes its value even more incredible. However, the color of the yellow peas is not completely natural. The peas are not that yellow at all when cooked.
5. Mung bean cake: It is one of the famous Han specialty cakes. Mung bean cakes can be divided into southern and northern ones according to taste. The northern ones are made in the Beijing style without adding any oil. Although the entrance is soft, there is no oily feeling. The southern mung bean cakes have a bit of your feeling, because in order to prevent the cake from becoming loose. When making them, southerners will add grease to make them stick together.