Ranking of delicious pastries in Suzhou

Suzhou is a city with a long history and splendid culture, and is also a famous gourmet capital in southern China. Pastry is one of Suzhou's traditional specialties. It has a long history, a wide variety of varieties, and a sweet taste, and is deeply loved by people. The following is a ranking of the most delicious pastries in Suzhou.

First place: Gaohuang

Gaihuang is one of Suzhou’s traditional delicacies and has a history of hundreds of years. It is named after the golden color of the cake. It is made of glutinous rice flour and mung bean flour. It has a soft, glutinous and sweet taste, and the aroma of glutinous rice is even more memorable. Making cake yellow is very particular. You need to select the best mung beans, glutinous rice flour and vegetable oil, mix it with an appropriate amount of sugar and water, stir it into a paste and then steam it.

Second Place: Ginger Cake

Ginger Cake is one of Suzhou’s specialty snacks, with a sweet and refreshing taste. It is made with rice flour, sugar and ginger juice as the main ingredients. It has a dense and soft texture and a strong ginger aroma, making it very appetizing. Ginger cake can be paired with sesame powder, sugar, red dates and other ingredients to make it richer in taste.

Third place: Osmanthus Cake

Osmanthus cake is another classic pastry in Suzhou. It is named after it is made with osmanthus essence and glutinous rice. It has a soft and glutinous texture, is sweet and delicious, and is full of mouth-filling flavor. Fragrance lingers. Osmanthus cake is different from other pastries. It adds an appropriate amount of osmanthus essence and rock sugar to the glutinous rice flour. After steaming it, it is sprinkled with a layer of sesame powder and osmanthus sauce to give it a more delicate taste.

In short, there are many kinds of pastries in Suzhou. Whether it is yellow cake, ginger cake or sweet-scented osmanthus cake, they all have their own unique charm. Every pastry is a part of Suzhou's cultural history. While tasting delicious food, you can also appreciate the cultural charm of Suzhou.