In fact, if you have been to Xinjiang and really eaten authentic cut cakes in Xinjiang, you generally won't have such a bad first impression on cut cakes. The material for cutting cakes in that place is real. Every cake is heavy and sweet. Although the price is not cheap, it is definitely not as grandiose as selling a small piece of hundreds of thousands.
There are two ways to cut the cake. A cut cake is made of steamed rice or glutinous rice flour, with red dates and red beans in the middle, and steamed in water. Cut a small piece with a knife before eating, which tastes soft and sweet, and is very popular in northern China. Many northern cities have this kind of food evolved from cutting cakes.
There is also a kind of cut cake with Xinjiang characteristics, which comes from the traditional cuisine of Xinjiang Uighurs. The main ingredients are nuts and syrup. The processed cut cake is as solid as compressed dry food, with high sugar content, and bacteria and viruses cannot grow, so it can be preserved for a long time.
In addition, this kind of cut cake adds a lot of nuts, nuts contain nutrients, and the price is relatively expensive, so this kind of cut cake is expensive. The locals call him "Ma Ren Tang", and it is generally believed that Ma Ren Tang in Kashgar and Hotan, Xinjiang is authentic. In other provinces, Mamen candy is cut into small pieces for sale, so it is called "cutting cakes".
After a period of events, the cut cake disappeared from our sight. A bigger reason is that the reputation of cutting cakes has long been ruined (natural Mamen candy is also sold in Xinjiang). There is an old saying in China that once bitten, twice shy. After being cut into cakes, everyone will be impressed.
At that time, I was forced by ferocious vendors to buy 100 yuan of cut cakes. There are all kinds of news reports, which have a bad influence. At that time, no one wanted to pay attention to the vendors who bought cut cakes. Even if the price of cut cake drops, no one dares to buy it. Who had predicted whether they would be forced to buy when asked?
In fact, the taste of cutting cakes is not in line with the tastes of most provinces and cities. It's sweet and has a high calorie. Many people buy cut cakes just to taste fresh, feel fresh and have never eaten them. After tasting it, I felt it was too sweet to eat for a long time, and the impulse to buy dropped sharply.
However, you may complain about cutting the cake. As a traditional snack of Xinjiang Uygur, Mamen Sugar is especially suitable for the sweetness of Xinjiang's good friends. It is easy to find small vendors selling horse candy on local streets, and there are many kinds, so you can choose freely.
The most common is walnut maman sugar. Needless to say, the nutritional value of walnuts is also a classic. Maman candy is made of high-quality crispy walnut kernel, with raw eggs, dried blueberries, pure natural corn and other high-quality raw materials. The nutritional content of Maman candy is absolutely beyond the reach of most snacks on the market at present.
Therefore, if you still have a chance to travel to Xinjiang, you can buy a horse candy to taste. Although in Xinjiang, the price of Mamen sugar is really not cheap. Due to the emphasis on food, the practice is complex and requires a lot of manpower, but the price is not as casual as that of domestic vendors.
Everyone's friends in Xinjiang are very polite and considerate, and you can also ask them to take you to buy candy for horses. Have a taste of Maman candy, and my bad habit of cutting cakes will definitely change.