Retort cake is a traditional snack in Xi'an, Guanzhong and Jinnan regions. It is made by steaming glutinous rice, red dates or honey dates; nowadays, some of them are steamed with red beans, raisins, etc. on an iron cauldron. Retort cake snacks have a long history, in which the container used to make the retort cake "retort" is a very ancient utensil in ancient China. Different materials were used to make the steamer, including pottery, wood, iron, copper, etc. Later, after generations of inheritance, the iron steamer was preserved. The pastries used for steaming were called retort cakes.

Cooking characteristics

Retort cakes, bright color, red and white, good shape and color, jujube aroma, soft sticky sweet, mellow flavor.

The cauldron cake can be eaten hot or cold, and mixed when eating.

Preparation Essentials

The raw materials of Xi'an cauldron cake are glutinous rice and red dates. The ratio is 65% glutinous rice and 35% red dates. The production technique is rather chic, especially to master the soaking rice, loading the cauldron, adding water and fire power and so on several links. To do retort cake to steam, but also will shovel, will be loaded dish, with a special shovel knife will be shoveled retort cake dates and rice blend, red and white, loaded into the dish, such as amber, like curd, tantalizing appetites.