In Yanzhou, there are two things I must introduce to you. You can buy them in many local shops. Yanzhou Big Shaobing is a famous food in Yanzhou. Famous food must be famous. What is famous? Mingtang has two characteristics: first, it is big, and second, it has philosophical meaning. Yanzhou Big Shaobing is round and as big as a plate. It has the heroic spirit of Shandong people. It gives you a feeling of magnanimity, sincerity and generosity at first glance. Yanzhou sesame cakes are not as monotonous as steamed buns. They are fragrant, crispy, sweet and soft. It is very rare for a kind of food to have one characteristic that people recognize. It is even more rare to have crispy, crispy, sweet and soft food in a big circle. It has a philosophical meaning of harmony. The big sesame cake has a thick outer ring and a thin inner core, with syrup and sesame seeds in the middle. When baked, the thin inner core becomes crispy and the thick outer ring is just cooked. The inner core tastes sweet and crispy, and the outer ring tastes soft and delicious. The crispy and soft ones are the same and complement each other. The crispy one is crispier and the soft one is softer. It is so delicious. Under the same heat, the whole thing was crispy and soft. The preparation of Zhouda Shaobing is not complicated, but the operation technique requires precision. The dough needs to be moderately fermented, the dough needs to rise evenly, the water content needs to be moderate, and the heat needs to be precise. The method is to grind the dough on a stone by hand into a cake that is thick on the outside and thin on the inside. Apply syrup and dip sesame seeds into it with your fingers. With a flick, the sesame seeds will stick to the core like scattered flowers. Use a brush to handle it. The cakes were put into the oven. Charcoal is used to bake sesame cakes. There are many types of charcoal, including pear wood, pine wood, jujube wood, etc. The sesame cakes baked with different charcoal have different flavors. It is said that the sesame cakes baked over pear charcoal can relieve coughs, and those baked over jujube charcoal can nourish the body. Legend has it that pear charcoal-grilled pancakes cured Emperor Kangxi of his cold disease. I dare not say how much scientific content there is in this legend. Later, some people switched to using charcoal to bake sesame cakes. Although the original color was retained and the taste was good, it can be said with certainty that it was not as authentic as those baked with various charcoal. The reason is self-evident, just like meat-eating chickens don’t taste as good as farm-raised “stupid chickens”. There are many ways to eat big sesame biscuits. The best way to eat them is to drink mutton soup and eat big sesame biscuits. It can be eaten dry or soaked. The disadvantage of this way of eating is: the more you eat, the more you like to eat. You don’t know when you are hungry or full, and you tend to eat too much. The fundamental reason why Yanzhou’s big sesame seed cakes are delicious, in the words of Yanzhou people, is: good water and good soil produce good wheat. The soil in Yanzhou is fertile and the water is clear and sweet. The overall quality of the water pumped up from the ground to irrigate the ground, including trace elements beneficial to the human body, can reach the level of mineral water. Think about it, can the food made from wheat produced in such soil and water not be delicious? Another one is wheat pancakes "cool, cool, cool, wheat pancakes with cucumber vegetables". A long time ago, these two songs were circulated in Yanzhou. It is said that they were the masterpieces of a talented farmer. When he emerged from the sorghum field where he was working in sweat, a gust of cool wind blew in, refreshing his whole body. He saw fragrant wheat pancakes and cold cucumbers brought to him, and casually chanted these two lines of the song. Although this ballad is as plain as a limerick, it expresses the true feelings of the workers. The most important reason for its wide spread is that wheat pancakes and cucumber dishes are delicious and are famous dishes in Yanzhou. As soon as I read this song, it will cause a scream. Wheat pancakes are Yanzhou’s staple food. The traditional method is to wash the wheat and soak it thoroughly, grind it into foam on a stone mill, spread the foam on a hot spatula, and go through processes such as sipping and scraping. When the pancake is yellow and not mushy, peel it off. Paper-thin pancakes are made. There are more than a dozen ways to make pancakes. Add oil, salt and chopped green onion to make salty pancakes, add sesame seeds to make sesame pancakes, add chili peppers to make chili pancakes, add tofu and eggs to make vegetable pancakes, and change the craftsmanship. The removed pancakes are placed on a griddle and fried to make crispy pancakes. The new pancakes have a rich wheat aroma, are chewy and easy to digest, can cure stomach problems, and are also good for beautifying and strengthening teeth. There are many ways to eat it. It can be eaten as a vegetable, dry, or wrapped in various stir-fries; it can be eaten hot, with chopped green onion and sesame oil added to the water, and it tastes like soy-pot noodles; it can be eaten cold, with vinegar added to cold water, and made into pancakes. It's moist yet crispy when put in, and tastes unique. The most famous way to eat it is pancakes rolled with green onions in yellow sauce. Pancakes are portable and easy to store. In the historical development of Yanzhou, pancakes have made great contributions. During the War of Liberation, the people of Yanzhou packed pancakes and pushed their carts across the Yangtze River. During the period of socialist construction, when battles were fought and water conservancy was built, pancakes were the staple food. Children from farm families in Yanzhou rely almost exclusively on pancakes filled with warmth and hope to complete their studies and go out of Yanzhou to become talents.