Steamed buns are what we usually call steamed buns. But compared with steamed buns, big dumplings are three or four times larger than steamed buns. They are not just steamed buns, but made into various shapes, just like handicrafts, which are extremely beautiful. Huafong is a kind of cake, and it has many vivid patterns, so it is called flower cake.
In Jiaodong, the most delicious thing during the Chinese New Year is eating those fat and white dumplings. Celebrate the Chinese New Year with steamed cakes and look forward to the coming year’s days being prosperous and prosperous. Around the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, every family starts steaming big dumplings, which lasts until the end of the year. Every family steams so many dumplings that there is no need to make pasta for the entire first lunar month.
Steaming dumplings during the Chinese New Year is one of the customs in Jiaodong, which means making the coming year "prosperous". In the Jiaodong area of ??Shandong Province, every household will rush to make or customize Jiaodong flower cakes to welcome the New Year. On February 5 and February 6, 2016, Shandong Satellite TV's "Good Morning Shandong" column and CCTV's "News Network" reported the news that Wendeng people made sweet cakes to welcome the New Year.
Lin Rongtao, the inheritor of the custom of Hua Dong in Weihai, Shandong Province and the technical director of Weihai Dadi Food Factory, introduced in detail the inheritance history and production technology of Jiaodong Hua Cong in the news broadcast. Jiaodong flower cakes, also called dough sculptures or dough flowers, are a traditional folk delicacy unique to the Jiaodong region. During festivals, weddings, funerals, etc., people steam the flower cakes for blessing and commemoration. These fancy pastries made of flour are both beautiful and delicious, and also contain the wish for good fortune, so they are deeply loved by the people. In 2009, the Wendeng Jiaodong flower cake folk custom was included in the intangible cultural heritage of Shandong Province.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of living standards, gifts for visiting relatives and friends have gradually been replaced by various portable gift boxes. However, on the dining tables where Jiaodong people entertain guests and friends, large dumplings are the protagonist. Its position remains unshakable. Wendeng flower cakes are not only very popular in China, but are also exported abroad, allowing China's traditional Chinese New Year culture to go abroad and achieve a perfect combination of cultural value and economic value.