Dengzhan cake is a traditional famous spot in Wenzhou and western Fujian, Zhejiang Province, and it is also one of the top ten famous snacks in Wenzhou. At the same time, it is also a local specialty snack in Liancheng, Changting and Pucheng in Fujian Province.

It has a long history, which can be traced back to the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Generally, rice and soybeans are ground into thick paste, added with flour, wrapped with shredded radish as stuffing, and then fried.

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Every new year's festival in the local countryside, every household will fry lanterns and cakes to eat or give away. In the city, they are daily snacks, which are sold in the streets and alleys. Exquisite moon cakes are stuffed with lean meat, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots or onions and garlic. There is a children's song: "climb high, swell up, without copper coins, you will die." This shows people's love for this traditional food.