Three knives is one of the characteristic traditional flavor snacks in Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Province, And northern Jiangsu Province, just like its name, it tastes sweet and sweet, especially soft and sweet. Honey three knives can be said to be a food suitable for all ages.
It is really a magical snack, I don't see it a few times a year, but when it comes to the New Year, it is definitely indispensable at home, and I still remember the honey three knives, not only because it is delicious, but also because it carries childhood memories.
Honey three knives is a kind, loose, crisp, fragrant, sweet, the entrance slag, non-sticky teeth, food but not greasy, sesame flavor is thick, a bite down, sweet taste spreads in the mouth, this feeling only people who have eaten will understand.
According to legend, the name of the honey three knives was named by Su Dongpo. When Su Dongpo was in Xuzhou (prefect), once he got a treasure sword and wanted to show it to his friends, so he and Zhang Shanren made an appointment at the Crane Pavilion in Yunlong Mountain. Su Dongpo began to display his sword: he slashed three times in a row on the bluestone next to the well fence of the Drinking Crane Spring, and the sword was unharmed, but the big bluestone left three deep knife marks.
At this time, a golden honey cake was sent, but the newly developed one had not yet taken its name. After tasting it, everyone said it was delicious, and unanimously asked the "mayor" to name this delicious snack. Su Dongpo, who was full of ambition, looked at the surface of the pastry with three floating knife marks, and then looked at the three deep knife marks on the big blue stone, and replied casually: Honey three knives!
Honey three knives is sprinkled with a layer of sesame seeds on the outside, after frying can smell the fragrant aroma, now there are some places do not copy this practice, but use malt fermentation into the appearance of frosting, compared with the traditional, the style is also very unique.
Although the honey three knives are sweet, it will not make people feel tired at all. At a glance, they all feel very delicious, the sesame particles on the top are clear, with the color of the honey three knives, complement each other to make people look more appetizing, eat in the mouth pulp bright non-stick, sweet and soft.