1, Melaleuca cake
Melaleuca cake, also known as "stuffed cake", is one of the traditional famous foods in the area of Jieshan Township, Dongping, Shandong Province. In history, the roadside inn in Zhucheng Village has the most beautiful flavor. This kind of cake is wrapped with a layer of leather bag on the outside, but there are more than ten layers inside. After being baked, it is yellow on the outside, soft and oily, not greasy when eaten hot, and delicious when eaten cold. Melaleuca cake is also a snack in Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang Province. The cake is mixed with seaweed powder and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Crispy and delicious when cooked. Melaleuca cake is also a Naxi food.
2. Food characteristics
Melaleuca cake belongs to the category of the first cake in the world and is a Naxi food. It is a kind of scone that can be divided into many layers. Mix the marble slab with spring water, heat it with weak charcoal fire under the slate, and rub it to make the surface smooth and layered, as thin as white paper. When it is fully fermented, spread the dough flat and put ham and diced meat on it. Add pepper, chopped green onion, lard, tsaoko and other ingredients layer by layer to make a round cake. Bake with a fire until the surface turns yellow. Crispy and not greasy, it is preserved for a long time, and it is a good product for festivals and hospitality.
3. Historical sources
A small cake has a long history: It is said that during the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Wang Maolong of Xikou opened a Wang Yongshun cake shop to produce crispy cakes, which has a history of one hundred years. Once, his brother added some Fenghua specialty moss powder when making cakes. As a result, the cakes were fragrant and had a special flavor, and customers were crowded for a time. Since then, we have made shortbread with moss powder as an auxiliary material, known as Maolong Melaleuca Cake, which has been passed down from generation to generation by master and apprentice, and its reputation is far-reaching, so that we have traveled thousands of miles to visit the tea table of my humble abode.
4. Cultural introduction
Melaleuca cakes "Melaleuca cakes" seem to be found everywhere. If there are five or six layers, you can take "Melaleuca" as an example. Each layer seems to be wrapped with some ingredients, which makes it taste richer. And what kind of oil is put on the outside, it looks shiny, or it looks lucky with a red seal. However, Xikou Melaleuca Cake, a specialty of Fenghua, Ningbo, is somewhat different among many Melaleuca foods. There is nothing lurking in the layer and no external beauty.