Cai Lan said that Akira Kurosawa likes to eat supper all his life. The reason is that eating during the day is good for the body and eating at night is good for the soul. China has many famous sayings about diet. After all, China is a country where people eat, and its diet is second to none in the world. Xiqiao Pie is a delicacy in China. This issue of food culture introduces Xiqiao School to you.

It is said that during Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, when Fang Xianfu was the head of history department, he got up at four o'clock every day, washed his hands and prepared breakfast. Unexpectedly, the servant didn't mention it. When he went to the kitchen, he saw the chef rubbing his hands anxiously. It turned out that the chef got up too late to make snacks. When Fang Xianfu saw the fermented dough on the chopping board, he was in a hurry and asked the chef to add eggs and sugar to the dough, knead it evenly, make a big cake and bake it on the stove. After a while, when the cake was baked, Fang Xianfu wrapped it in cloth, ordered the bearers to get up and hurried to the court.

Fang Xianfu came to court and saw that there was still time, so he took a piece of cake and ate it with green tea. The cake is soft, sweet and delicious. Colleagues swallowed when they smelled the cake, and now officials are leaning over to ask what cake to eat. Fang Xianfu was deeply attached to his hometown and said without thinking, "This is Xiqiao School". After leaving the court, Fang Xianfu ordered the chef to do the same thing, made dozens of big cakes and took them to the court room for his colleagues to enjoy the next day. Colleagues praised the delicious cake while eating. Xiqiao School is famous in North Korea. Fang Xianfu often orders chefs to bake or entertain guests for himself.

Later, Fang Xianfu said that he was ill and returned to his hometown. He set up Shiquan Academy in Xiqiao Mountain to give lectures 10 years, and taught the villagers how to make cakes. Xiqiao Mountain's good methods and springs make Xiqiao pie more delicious, and because the cake is shaped like a full moon with flowers and a full moon, Xiqiao Mountain people use it as a gift for weddings, family visits and China New Year holidays.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the best maker of Xiqiao School was a bakery in Minle Fair, not far from Xiqiao Mountain. The Xiqiao pie made from it is not only sweet and soft, but also has the characteristics of serving in summer 10 and a half days without dropping knives, slag and deterioration. Merchants in Guangzhou and Foshan have copied them one after another, but the color, fragrance and taste are not as good as the authentic Xiqiao School.