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What are the famous cakes in China?

1. Osmanthus Jelly

Osmanthus Jelly has a history of more than 311 years. It is made of glutinous rice flour, sugar and sweet osmanthus, and it is the most distinctive traditional snack in China. It has a long history, delicious and refreshing, simple method and various types. This Osmanthus Jelly has a complete shape, uniform thickness, moist and soft entrance, sweet and delicious, with a strong fragrance of osmanthus.

second, mung bean cake

mung bean cake is one of the famous cakes with Han characteristics. However, mung bean cake is divided into south and north according to taste, and the north is Beijing style. It is made without any oil, and the entrance is soft, but it has no oily feeling, also known as "dried bean cake". This is a specialty of Gulangyu Island in Xiamen. The cake body is crisp and delicious, and the heavy invagination is very delicate, and the entrance is sweet and refreshing.

Third, red bean cake

Red bean cake is a special cake of Han nationality in Jiangnan area. As thin as a few red leaves, you can clearly see every red bean filling hidden in the translucent paste, which is high in value and soft and delicious!

IV. Rice cake

Rice cake also has a long history and is one of the traditional cakes of Han nationality in China. In the Han Dynasty, rice cakes were called "rice cake", "bait" and "glutinous rice". This rice cake, a specialty of Zhejiang, is made of the finest raw materials, such as walnut and glutinous rice. It is soft and glutinous, fresh and chewy, thin as cicada's wings, and sweet in mouth.

5. Hair cakes

Hair cakes are widely used in most parts of the north and south, and they are also traditional delicacies of the Han nationality. Made from glutinous rice, it tastes fragrant and is a popular snack. Among them, "Longyou Hair Cake" is a non-heritage project, and its production technology is unique. In addition, the hair cakes in Yueyang and Huizhou have their own characteristics, and the ingredients are exquisite. The finished products are as white as jade, with fine pores, fresh and fragrant smell, sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky.

6. Pea yellow

Pea yellow is a traditional snack in Beijing. According to Beijing custom, pea yellow is eaten on the third day of the third lunar month. Therefore, whenever pea yellow comes on the market in spring, it will be supplied until the end of spring. There are two kinds of pea yellow in Beijing: palace and folk. The flower pea produced in Zhangjiakou is the best. Pea yellow is a traditional snack in Beijing, which was introduced into the Qing Palace together with kidney rolls.

VII. Mashu

The taste of Mashu is soft and delicious, and it is very chewy, especially for children. This matcha-flavored potato is wrapped in matcha stuffing in a sandwich way, which adds delicious taste. The appearance of the hemp potato Q bomb gives people the feeling of a cute fat doll, which is very pleasing!

VIII. water chestnut cake

water chestnut cake is one of the famous traditional desserts of the Han nationality in Guangdong and Fuzhou, Fujian. According to legend, it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was steamed by mixing water chestnut powder with sugar water. Water chestnut, also known as horseshoe in Cantonese, hence the name. Its color is tawny, translucent, can be folded without cracking, and it is soft, smooth, refreshing and tough, and tastes extremely sweet.

IX. Melaleuca Cake

Melaleuca Cake is well-made, soft, rich and clear in layers, colorful, sweet and delicious, and suitable for hot food. This Suichang Melaleuca Cake is red and white, smells fragrant, and has a crystal luster, which makes you have an appetite. Eating in late summer and early autumn is very cool and refreshing.

11. yam cake

yam has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, helping digestion, nourishing kidney and essence, benefiting lung and relieving cough, preventing cardiovascular disease, prolonging life, resisting hepatic coma, etc. It also contains a variety of trace elements, rich vitamins and minerals, especially potassium, which is relatively low in calories. If eaten regularly, it has the effect of losing weight and keeping fit!