The mention of "five poisons" is always creepy. However, Udon cake is not a food full of "five poisons". It is a round cake specially made for the Dragon Boat Festival, which is printed with the patterns of Udon (snake, scorpion, centipede, gecko and toad).
In fact, Udon cake is a typical "hard-faced but soft-hearted": although the pattern looks fierce, the stuffing inside has nothing to do with Udon cake. Traditionally, there are roses, jujube paste, bean paste and so on. , plus soft pastry, and then use jujube mold to create patterns, delicious and healthy. The reason why the five poisons are used in the design is that every year in the early summer, poisons are actively propagated, and the ancients will eat "five poisons cakes" to pray for the elimination of diseases and the enhancement of physical strength.
Zaisheng daoxiang village
On June 4th, 2008, the traditional folk pastry "Wudong Cake" which disappeared for more than 60 years reappeared in Daoxiang Village, Beijing. It is understood that in order to welcome the arrival of the first Dragon Boat Festival holiday, seasonal foods such as zongzi produced in Daoxiang Village, Beijing have now been fully unveiled. Different from previous years, there are a lot of "folk flavor" and "environmental flavor" on the market, which are sought after by consumers.
According to the person in charge of Daoxiang Village in Beijing, with the Dragon Boat Festival being listed as a legal holiday for the first time, the market demand has increased. It is estimated that the market will supply 5 million zongzi and 50,000 boxes of "Five Poisons Cake", all of which will be bound in Ma Lian and vacuum packed, and the shelf life will be extended from 45 days to 60 days. In addition to traditional flavors such as red dates and bean paste, six kinds of healthy and nutritious dumplings such as nutritious natto, colorful honey bean dumplings, ginkgo donkey-hide gelatin dumplings and fermented bean dumplings have been added.
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