Hebei meat cake is a special snack in Hebei province. It has the characteristics of red and bright color, Hebei meat cake is fragrant but not greasy, and it is suitable for all ages. Locals can eat at one go without any seasoning, which is an essential place to entertain guests.
Hebei Meat Cake originated from Xihe Village, Shenze County, Hebei Province. Its founder was Li Luoti of Xihe Village in the late Qing Dynasty, commonly known as Xihe Meat Cake. It is famous in more than 2 counties and cities such as Hengshui, Baoding, Renqiu, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and Beijing, ranking first in Shenze's "three delicacies".
according to the research of the county cultural department, Xihe meat cake was formed at the end of 19th century. At that time, Li Luoti of Xihe Village, the grandfather of Li Wei, worked as a waiter in a rich man's butcher's shop. At the end of the year, the owner gave everyone a piece of donkey meat. Due to the large family and little meat (Li Wei's grandfather's generation of brothers and sisters ***8 people), Li Luoti had to chop the donkey meat into stuffing, add starch and cook the meat seasoning, stir it evenly with hot water, and steam it on the pot. I didn't expect that when I was out of the pot, a fragrance came to my nose. It tasted delicious. Since then, Xihe Meat Cake was born. Since then, the Li family has continuously improved their skills, and they have also opened a meat shop. In addition to making meat cakes, they also make pig's head meat, pig launching, beef and donkey meat. Don't let people go it alone during that time, Li Wei's grandfather worked in the meat department of Chengguan Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and he still made meat cakes in cook the meat, and the inheritance has not been interrupted. In the 198s, Li Wei's father took over, from pushing a wheelbarrow to a village fair to setting up a stall in the county market. After Li Wei took over, he opened the first store in the county town in 2, from a simple meat stall to a fast food restaurant mainly selling baked wheat cakes and wrapped meat.