Horseshoe cake: It is one of the famous traditional desserts of the Han people in Guangdong, Fuzhou and southern Fujian.

It is steamed by mixing sugar water with water chestnut powder (water chestnut, also known as water chestnut in Cantonese).

The water chestnut cake has a sweet taste and melts in your mouth.

It is dark brown in color, translucent, can be folded without cracking, and can be popped without breaking. It is soft, smooth, refreshing and tough at the same time, and has a very sweet taste.

The origin of horseshoe cake:

According to legend, Taizong passed away in the 23rd year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (649 AD) and Gaozong succeeded to the throne.

The Lingnan Dao Jiedushi had always heard about the names of horse hoofs, lotus roots, mushrooms, wild bamboo shoots and water chestnuts in Pantang in Guangzhou, so he ordered the painter to make a picture of the "Five Shows of Pantang" and sent officials to present the pictures and five objects. towards.

Emperor Gaozong was so pleased with the picture that he ordered it to be offered as a sacrificial offering for his enthronement.

In the second year of Tiaolu's reign, Empress Wu deposed her as a commoner and forced her to commit suicide.

Xian had three sons, Guangshun, Shouli, Shouyi and Guangshun, who were the kings of Le'an. They moved to Yifeng and were executed.

Shouyi became King Jianwei and moved to Guiyang.

After the death of Xianji Guangshun, Shouyi obtained the picture of "Five Shows in Pantang".

During the fourth year of Chui Gong's reign, Shou Yi fell ill. Before his death, he told his eldest son Cheng Ao to avoid being executed by Empress Wu.

Cheng Ao and his descendants followed the instructions of their ancestors and went to sea via He, Wu and Annan. In the first year of Tianfu in the later Jin Dynasty, they entered Guangzhou and lived in Longxi Zhijie and Julongli.

Li Shi, a descendant of Cheng Ao, moved to Pantang Village after finding the "Five Shows of Pantang".

At that time, it happened to be the harvest of horse hooves. Longkun ate them fresh according to the local custom. He felt that they were fragrant and sweet, so he kept some fresh horses hooves to share later.

The few fresh horseshoes began to rot, so Long Kun used the baking method, peeling the horseshoes and pounding them into pulp, placing them in a kettle, and slowly drying them into powder.

The powdered water is boiled into a paste and eaten by the villagers. They all say that the taste is the same as eating fresh water chestnuts.

Because it is made with "Pantang Horseshoe", Longkun calls it "Pantang Horseshoe Noodles".

Later, Longkun opened the "Pantang Wuxiu" store on the spot, selling "Pantang Horse Hoof Noodles" and "Pantang Wuxiu" products and sold them to the world.

And "Pantang Horseshoe Noodles" is the current horseshoe cake.