The food culture of the Daimyos has a long history, and there are especially many snacks. Among them, "shaobing" is the most popular and the most popular one. It is not only a common snack on the street, but also popular in elegant halls. In various restaurants and even banquets for entertaining friends, sesame cakes are always the last one to appear as the "finale".

Daming Shaobing has formed four major schools due to differences in cooking methods, eating methods and ingredients.

Huoshao

Huoshao is a kind of pastry pancake. According to legend, it began in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. The food monograph "Mo'e Xiaolu" in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties explains that Huo Shao is a cake, but it does not use sesame on the surface. It is made of flour, cooking oil, pepper noodles, fennel, etc. The condiment is made by blanching the dough, forming it into balls, rolling it into thin sheets, adding ingredients, and flip-baking it while basting it with oil. It is characterized by many layers, thin skin, golden color, crispy skin, strong inside, and delicious burnt aroma. It has a history of hundreds of years and has been passed down to famous people, among which "Guoba Fire" is the most famous. "Guo Ba Huo Shao" was founded in the 13th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of a hundred years. The founder's name is Guo Zhizhong. He studied in Beijing (formerly Shuntianfu) and later returned to his hometown to open a store. Because he studied in Shuntianfu, he chose the name "Tian". Xing means prosperous, so the store name is "Tianxing". "Huo Shaopu", and because he ranked eighth among the brothers in the family, people often called him "Guo Ba Huo Shao". "Guo Ba Huo Shao" is famous for its complete ingredients and fine production. Each dish has 25-30 layers and is well-cooked and tender. In the spring of 1966, when Premier Zhou Enlai came to inspect Daming, he tasted "Guoba Fire" and personally met Guo Rui, a descendant of Guo Zhizhong, and praised his skills. At the beginning of this year, in the "Hebei Cuisine Food Culture Competition" jointly organized by the Provincial Department of Commerce and the Provincial Culinary Association, "Guoba Fire" won the title of "Hebei Famous Snack". His fourth generation descendant, Guo Weidong, inherited the ancestral business, improved the craftsmanship, and improved the quality of fire. On the basis of traditional methods, he used environmentally friendly refractory ceramic fragments as the heat transfer and insulation layer. There is no need for direct fire or smoke. It is hygienic, clean, and non-toxic. Pollution-friendly and environmentally friendly food, it has applied for a patent and developed a series of products such as roasted dried tofu, roasted eggs, roasted ham and other products. It also constantly adjusts the seasoning formula to meet the needs of consumers with different tastes in the north and south. It is favored by Hebei, Shandong , Henan and other surrounding provinces and cities, as well as compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, its reputation has spread far and wide.

Sesame Burnt Pancake

Fire-roasted is famous for being crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, while Sesame Burnt Pancake is loved by men, women and children for its crispy sesame flavor. According to historical research, sesame biscuits were introduced from the Western Regions by Ban Chao of the Han Dynasty and evolved from Hu biscuits. "Xu Hanshu" records: "Emperor Ling likes Hu cakes." Hu cakes are the earliest sesame sesame cakes, which became popular in the Tang Dynasty. "Zizhi Tongjian" records: "During the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei fled to Jixian Palace in Xianyang. They had nothing to eat, so Prime Minister Yang Guozhong went to the market to buy Hu cakes and presented them." The Hu cakes are made from clear flour and sesame seeds. , five-spice salt noodles, clear oil, alkali noodles, and sugar are used as raw and auxiliary materials. The dough is mixed and fermented, the binder is formed, sesame seeds are glued, and baked in the oven. The baking method is basically the same as today. During the Qing Dynasty, sesame sesame cakes were popular in Daming City. At that time, when people watched operas and temple fairs, they always bought several sesame cakes, which were available in two flavors: salty and sweet. The production process pays attention to the word "roasting". The upper mouth of the stove is round and there is a concave hearth around it. After baking, it is baked close to the four walls. The bottom of the stove is heated with cinders to maintain a constant temperature of the stove. After coming out of the oven, the sesame cakes are round and light golden in color, with sesame seeds sticking to both sides. When you take a bite, the sesame flavor and dough are mixed together, leaving a mouthful of fragrance and endless aftertaste. The history of sugar sesame cakes can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. They are made by mixing white sugar into baking dough and baking them. After they are baked, they are empty inside and bulging like a frog's belly.

There are many stalls baking sesame pancakes in Daming City. Because it has low water content and is durable in storage, it has become a good product for local people to give as gifts to relatives and friends and to take with them when going out. It is said that a Shanghainese once bought ten sugar sesame cakes on a train at a "sky-high price" of 10 yuan each.

Chickenhouse Shaobings

Chickenhouse Shaobings are named after the oven they bake them in looks like a chicken coop. Its introduction cannot be tested. Chicken Nest Sesame Pancakes are mostly found in rural areas. They are baked from fermented white flour. The production process pays attention to the crispy skin, thin middle, and sesame seeds on both sides. Freshly baked Chicken Nest Sesame Pancakes are steaming, crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. , has the original flavor of noodles, is slightly sweet, and has the aroma of sesame. It is best eaten when it is hot. It is a traditional snack, chicken nest sesame cake. Although the name is not elegant, it is delicious. Currently there are only a few in the city.

Meat Pie

Strictly speaking, Meat Pie cannot be regarded as Shaobing. It is a type of pie. It is a traditional snack of the Hui people, but it is extremely popular among people. The origin of halal food can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, when meat cakes were introduced to Daming City in the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was an imperial physician named Hu Sihui who was responsible for the emperor's nutrition and diet. He wrote "Yinshan Zhengyao", which recorded many delicacies, including meat cakes, the predecessor of mutton cakes. "Ten kilograms of refined mutton, remove the fat membrane and tendons, pound into puree; 3 qian of hash paste; 2 liang of pepper; 1 liang of pepper; 1 liang of minced coriander. For the right piece, mix well with salt, twist the cake, and add a small amount of oil Fried." It reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty, and during the Republic of China, a large number of vendors in the city made and sold meat patties.