Baking, Chinese vocabulary word , pinyin hōng bèi, drying by fire.

Baking, also known as roasting and baking, is the process of dehydrating and drying out and hardening materials by means of dry heat below their ignition point.

Baking is an indispensable step in the production of bread and cake products, through a series of chemical changes such as pasteurization of starch and denaturation of proteins after baking, the bread and cake will reach the purpose of maturation. It can also change the taste of the food.

Baking culture

In Europe and the United States, baked goods occupy an extremely important position in people's lives. Almost every housewife makes cakes and pastries.

Whenever friends and family gather, hosts often offer homemade cakes or apple pies to their guests. Walking the streets, bakeries and patisseries with front stores and home-grown products abound, where fresh breads, cakes and pastries are readily available.

And dotted in Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam and other European cities in the open-air cafes, more rich in a romantic and cozy mood, accompanied by the beauty of the city to enjoy the snacks and beverages, and a lot of fun. Therefore, baked goods is not only a part of cooking, and has become a cultural symbol.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Baking