Xi'an has many special snacks since ancient times, and its food culture is splendid. Just like the imperial aura of this city, it has made the township party here proud and proud for thousands of years. People from all over the world, including heads of state and business leaders, as well as ordinary people, from all over the world, come to this city and fall in love with the snacks here! These special snacks include Qishan Saozi Noodles, Hanzhong Liangpi, Beef and Mutton Steamed Buns, Babao Rose Mirror Cake, Qianxian Guokui, and Cured Pork Steamed Buns, etc.
Mirror cake: a traditional snack in Shaanxi, a cake shaped like a round mirror made of steamed glutinous rice. Those who sell mirror cakes mostly sell them from stalls, with special burdens and small stoves on them. There are several drawers in the carrying cabinet, where raw materials such as glutinous rice, red and white sugar, walnut kernels, roses, green and red silk are placed. After the small steamed cake is cooked, tie it with a bamboo skewer and serve it to the customer. There is a poem from the Qing Dynasty that goes: "The clear day is long under the willow shade and the locust tree is shaded, and the mirror cake is also fragrant on its burden."
Generally, you can see many "mirror cakes" at the entrance of Drum Tower. Some people say that mirror cake is a romantic and beautiful snack, and it represents the delicate and exquisite side of Xi'an culture. The white tough cake is steamed from glutinous rice flour, sprinkled with fine four-color powdered sugar, spread with a thin layer of sesame seeds, and topped with red and green preserved fruits. It is very delicate and beautiful. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes sweet and fragrant, so it has a romantic name: "Eight Treasures Rose Mirror Cake". If you like glutinous rice products, you can try it. It can be eaten and played as a snack.