Haocheng Jixiang Cake

Haocheng Town has a traditional specialty Jixiang Cake called "The Best Cake in the World", which is only about 1 cm in size and may be the smallest cake in the world. Although this cake is small, it does have a great history. In the 28th year of Hongwu, the old emperor Zhu Yuanzhang felt bored in the palace, so he thought of going back to his hometown Fengyang House. It didn't take long for the old emperor's mind, and the imperial edict reached Fengyang mansion, so the magistrate Shang's adult was anxious. In the past few years, the emperor also came back several times, but every time he didn't know what to get for the emperor to eat, which could please the emperor. Don't mention big fish and big meat, delicacies? No matter how good the Fengyang mansion is, it can't compare with the palace. After thinking about it, I thought that the magistrate couldn't close his eyes for several nights, and his eyes were bleeding and his mouth was sick. The magistrate suddenly thought, why don't I entertain the emperor with folk products? So the official document was sent down to the counties. The main idea of the document was that all local delicious food should be presented. The only delicious food offered by Lingbi County was small cakes made of mung beans. On this day, Emperor Zhu finally arrived at Fengyang House, and the magistrate was courageous enough. The emperor's first meal was full of folk snacks. Looking at the table full of these things, the emperor opened his heart and even said yes while eating, especially for the small cake. When he was asked while eating, Shang Zhifu was puzzled and casually said, "Golden money cake." Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the name of money cake was too vulgar, so he changed the homonym to "auspicious cake", gave a gold plaque to him, titled it "the best in the world", and ordered him to pay tribute every year. As a result, the reputation of this auspicious cake rose, and the more it spread, the louder it became.

auspicious cakes, commonly known as mung bean cakes, are hand-made by screening Huaibei mung beans, soaking, shelling, pasting, pouring, spreading and baking, and airing in the shade. Its cooking methods are varied, such as frying, burning, frying, adding soup, serving as a side dish or serving as a main dish. It is made of vegetarian dishes and meat, with big oil, fire and spicy food. Its golden color is attractive. Its shape is exquisite and pleasing to the eye; Its fragrance is fragrant and appetizing; Its taste is unique and it is pleasant to eat. Because mung beans are sweet in taste and flat in nature, they can clear away heat and toxic materials, eliminate swelling and ventilate. Regular eating can replenish vitality, harmonize viscera, dredge meridians and strengthen spleen and stomach, especially for relieving summer heat and hangover. Therefore, it is a traditional health food, which is very popular among people. It is not only a home-cooked dish for farmers, but also a delicacy for hotel guests. As a traditional local dish in Haocheng, auspicious cakes have now become the specialty of high-end hotels in large and medium-sized cities.