Sixth grade composition author: Li Xiaoxiao

Nantong has not only beautiful and clear Haohe River, tall and handsome Langshan Mountain, but also a special product-Xiting shortcake, which makes me memorable.

Xiting shortbread has a unique flavor, sweet and crisp, and is a traditional snack in Nantong, which has a history of hundreds of years. Xiting shortcake is a long strip, more than 4 inches long, with a convex front and a smooth back. Its surface is golden yellow and it is inlaid with countless white sesame seeds. It's pleasing to the eye at first sight, and it's mouth-watering to pick it up and smell it. The crispness of Xiting shortbread is indescribable. When you put it in your mouth, you don't have to bite it with your teeth. When you sip your lips, the shortbread will split in half. At that moment, you will hear a "click" and crumbs will fall off one by one. Looking at the other half, it is neither hollow nor solid, but made of 18 layers, which really surprises me: how is this cake made?

With this question, I went to Nantong Travel Network. I learned from the internet that Xiting shortbread is exquisite in workmanship and exquisite in material selection, and the finest white flour, sugar, vegetable oil and white sesame seeds are selected; Crispy cakes are exquisitely made by hand through 28 processes. Shortcakes are baked with low fire, so the surface is yellow, but it won't burn. I also know that the original name of Xiting Crispy is Xiting Dragon Fubai Cat Crispy, and there is another story! Once upon a time, in Xiting Town, a couple opened a tea shop. The boss is good at cooking tea. He can cook all kinds of tea. His wife looks after the shop and barely makes ends meet.

Because Xiting is a rural town, most customers are farmers who can't afford the best tea and food. The couple discussed that if they want to do business, they will only make a fuss about rough tea and light rice, and make the products cheap. Rural people like to eat shortbread, so they put their brains into it, added oil and sugar, osmanthus and orange peel, and changed the square into a long strip, sprinkled sesame seeds on it, and finally made the current Xiting shortbread.

Dear friends, if you come to Nantong, don't forget to taste the specialty there-Xiting shortbread! It is popular inside and outside the province because of its sweetness and crispness, so that people who have eaten don't want to leave and stay in their dreams!