If you want to ask me which delicacy is your favorite, I will tell you without hesitation, of course it is Heze Geng Pancake.

Geng cake is a specialty of our hometown. It is said that it has a production history of thousands of years. It was famous throughout the country as early as the Ming Dynasty and was listed as a tribute to the imperial court.

Geng cake is orange-yellow and transparent, with soft flesh, thick frost and no core. It becomes pulp when you eat it. It tastes mellow and sweet, is rich in nutrients, is durable in storage, and does not deteriorate for a long time. It has always been the top-grade persimmon cake and is deeply loved by the people. Appreciate that Geng cake also has high medicinal value. It has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm, and strengthening the spleen. Persimmon frost can treat sore throat, aphtha and other diseases.

As the saying goes, “It’s hard to grow delicious cherries,” but the making of Geng cake takes a lot of time.

First of all, it is to choose the result. Fruit selection is the first step in production, and the quality of Geng cake depends entirely on it. If you want to process delicious Geng cakes, you should choose a few varieties such as Daercao, Xiaoercao, August yellow, and September green. The top surface of these persimmons is as clean and smooth as a mirror, so they are called mirror persimmons and are the first choice for making Geng cakes. After selecting the fruit, the next step is to remove the stalk with a knife. Then fix the persimmons after removing the stems on a peeling machine, and peel off the skin, but make sure that the peeled persimmons are smooth and clean. This depends on your skills.

The last step is to dry, and the success or failure of the Geng cake depends on this. After removing the stems, the persimmons will be placed on the prepared persimmon foil to dry. This takes about half a month, during which the persimmons must be "turned over" constantly. After "turning over", it is time to pile them up. After they are piled up, they enter the "ventilation process". The persimmons on the pile must be opened every day to ventilate the persimmons. The purpose is to drain out as much water as possible, and then knead them into cake shapes and put them in the tank. Let it form frost naturally, and people call it "frost fruit", which is Geng cake.

How dare I enjoy such delicious food alone? If you travel to Heze, don’t forget to try it.