Masong cake is a kind of folk pasta spread over 3000 years ago, and its production technology has been developing and maturing with the development of the times and the progress of science and technology. According to the existing historical records, the production technology of Ma Song cakes has matured and become a famous local food during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 200 years. The main producing areas are Ma Song Village in Changle County and surrounding towns. Ma Song's pastry making skills are unique, the products are delicious, the style is beautiful, and it has distinctive local characteristics. As an ancient folk art and food, it is a precious historical and cultural heritage. First, it has important historical value, originated earlier, and inherited the food culture and customs history of the ancient capital of Qi State; Second, it has profound cultural value, rich ideological connotation and life concept, and has the typical characteristics of Qi culture; Third, it has high practical value and is the staple food of people's lives; Fourth, it has high economic value and broad development prospects.

Because of its long history, the founder is not available for examination. According to the memories of the living old people and the records of Tang's genealogy, the inheritance of cakes began in the Qing Qianlong period. At the beginning of the Republic of China, Wei (county) Xu (state) Avenue passed through Ma Song, and there were many businessmen in the past. Ma Song Street is very busy all year round, and most roadside shops sell pancakes. At that time, there were more than 65,438+020 households and more than 70 sellers in Ma Song Street. Some pancake households not only supply local shops and merchants, but also carry donkeys to Weixian City for sale, and their business is booming all the year round. Local people have used this as one of the main pasta for generations, and it is also a good product for doing heavy physical work and entertaining VIPs. It is said that eating it not only has strength, but also can satisfy hunger and resist digestion. If it is rolled with eggs and sesame salt, it will be a wonderful food enjoyment on earth. The custom of eating pancakes and eggs in Tomb-Sweeping Day is still popular among the local people.

In the mid-1950s, there was a pancake master Wu Junsan (son-in-law of Tang's son) in Ma Song, who once performed in Daliushu Gallery in Wei County. There is a curtain between the pancake master and the lanyard, and the pancake master can't see the lanyard. He lifted the baked cake with a pancake turnrod, shook it hard, and the cake flew, crossed the curtain and hung firmly on the lanyard, with the round cakes hanging evenly in the middle. At that time, it caused a flood of audiences and almost collapsed the cake shed, which was a sensation. In 1997, Hunan TV station specially filmed this stunt. Unfortunately, there is no successor, and no one can do it again. There is only one flying cake on the rope.

Masong cake, with its unique skills, style, taste and color, inherits the food culture and customs history of the ancient capital Qi State and is deeply loved by the general public. It is a folk food with special historical value. It not only contains rich ideological and cultural connotations, but also has profound cultural values. It is also an essential product in people's daily life, an ideal gift for relatives and friends, and has high practical value. Now it has been rated as "Weifang Famous Food", "Shandong Famous Snack" and "Chinese Famous Snack", and CCTV and Shandong TV have made special reports. At present, this kind of folk food is not only widely recognized in Weifang, but also learned to make and sell in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou. However, the original processing technology has been completely lost, and fake and shoddy products are flooding the market. Therefore, Ma Song cakes have great development prospects, and their traditional skills need to be protected.