"Zhoucun sesame seed cake"

Zhoucun big crisp sesame cake has a long history and is famous for its thinness, fragrance, crispness and crispness.

Around the middle of Ming Dynasty, Zhoucun Jia Chamber of Commerce gathered, and various snacks came into being. A "Hu-cake oven" for baking Hu-cakes (a kind of primitive baked biscuits) reached Zhoucun. The restaurant owner's master used the characteristics of thin, fragrant and crisp sesame cakes, and baked Hu cakes with paste to make the famous big crisp sesame cakes. It is round and thin, with sesame seeds on the front and brittle holes on the back. It is called the dry leaf of poplar. If you accidentally drop it on the ground, it will all become broken cakes. Sesame cakes are salty and sweet, and can be stored for a long time without deterioration. After l880, the time-honored "Juhezhai" biscuit shop first began to use paper packaging, which has been passed down to this day.

The material of Zhoucun crisp sesame cake is very simple, just need flour, sesame, sugar or salt. However, its processing has its unique requirements. Formula, extension molding and barbecue are the keys to the success or failure of the product, and the core lies in the word "roast". Baking mainly depends on the "temperature" of kung fu, the so-called "three"

This case is divided into seven parts, that is to say, unless it is a skillful craftsman, it is difficult to guarantee the quality of baked wheat cakes.

In the late Qing dynasty, the royal family repeatedly transferred tributes to Zhoucun biscuits. At that time, Badaxiang, a well-known firm in Shandong, specially ordered Zhoucun biscuits to be sent to the port as good feed. 195 1 Zhoucun people used Zhoucun baked wheat cakes as gifts to express their condolences to Chinese people's Volunteer Army soldiers at the front line of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

1983 Zhoucun brand crisp sesame cake produced by Zhoucun Food Factory was rated as a famous food by the Ministry of Commerce and listed as one of the famous foods in the province.

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Boshan Crispy Pot: Crispy Pot is a traditional folk dish in Boshan. The ingredients are chicken, duck, fish, meat, kelp, cabbage, lotus root and so on. , you can increase or decrease at will. Its characteristics are crispy fish and rotten meat, crispy and delicious dishes, fat but not greasy, and moderate sour and sweet, which are suitable for all ages in Xian Yi. Now the crispy pot has developed to hotels and restaurants all over Zibo, becoming a seasonal delicacy in winter.

Oil powder: Oil powder is a famous food of Boshan. Its characteristics are sour, smooth, salty and fragrant, which can stimulate appetite.

Oil powder is a gruel diet. Its raw materials are starch water (mung bean products are the best) and rice paste, which is made by adding vegetables such as vermicelli, dried bean curd, bean sprouts, etc., and adding seasonings such as onion, ginger and coriander powder when cooking.

Braised mutton: Braised mutton is a famous local food in Zhoucun with a history of nearly 100 years.

Production method: Slice lean mutton and raw chicken, add Jiu Nan (yellow wine), pepper, salt water, ginger slices, a little soy sauce and salt, cook with low fire and freeze. Far away, it is fragrant, delicious and salty. It is not only the meat food of Xian Yi, Xian Yi, old and young, but also rich in nutrition. It is also an excellent wine and dish with unique flavor in winter.

Vegetable pancakes: Pancakes are the staple food of Zibo people with a long history. Vegetable pancakes are another way to eat pancakes. The main working procedures are stuffing mixing and firing. Features: soft inside and crisp outside, fragrant dishes, which is an economical meal integrating meals.