Sixth grade composition author: Li Xiaoxiao

Nantong has not only beautiful and clear Haohe River, tall and handsome Wolf Mountain, but also a special product-Xiting shortcake, which makes me memorable.

Xiting shortbread has a unique flavor, sweet and crisp, and is a traditional snack in Nantong, which has a history of over 100 years. Xiting shortcake is a long strip, more than 4 inches long, protruding forward and sliding back. Its surface is golden yellow and it is inlaid with countless white sesame seeds. It's pleasing to the eye at first sight, and it's mouth watering to pick it up and smell it. The crispness of Xiting shortbread is indescribable. Put it in your mouth so you don't have to bite it with your teeth. When you sip your lips, the shortbread will split in half. At that moment, you will hear a "click" and crumbs will fall one after another. Looking at the remaining half, it is neither hollow nor solid, but made of 18 layers, which really surprises me: how is this cake made?

With this question, I went to Nantong Travel Network. I learned from the internet that Xiting shortbread is exquisite in workmanship and exquisite in materials selection, with fine white flour, sugar, vegetable oil and white sesame seeds selected; Crispy cakes are exquisitely made by hand through 28 processes. Shortcakes are baked on a small fire, so the surface is yellow but not burnt. I also learned that the original name of Xiting Crispy is Xiting Longfu White Cat Crispy, and there is another story! Once upon a time, in Xiting Town, a couple opened a tea shop. The boss is a good tea artist. He can cook all kinds of tea. His wife manages the shop and barely makes ends meet.

Because Xiting is a rural town, most of its customers are farmers, so they can't afford the first-class tea and food. The husband and wife discussed that if they want to do business, they will only make a fuss about rough tea and light rice, and make the products cheap. Rural people like to eat shortbread, so they used their brains to add oil and sugar, sweet-scented osmanthus and orange peel, and changed the square into a long strip, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and finally made the current Xiting shortbread.

Dear friends, if you come to Nantong, don't forget to taste the special product there-Xiting shortcake! It is popular inside and outside the province for its sweetness and crispness, so that people who have eaten don't want to leave and stay in their dreams!