As we all know, there are many pasta and cakes in the northern part of our country. But you may not know that the noodles in the Jiangnan region are actually very distinctive, and in the case of simple baked cakes, they have blossomed all over China.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the history of baked bread</h1>
China's baked cake varieties are diverse, in addition to the northern baked cake, there are also bread, pot helmet and so on. However Chinese the history of eating burnt bread is also very long. According to historical research, the baked cake was transmitted from the Western Regions by the Han Dynasty Ban Overtime, and it is recorded in the "Book of continuing Han" written by the Historian Sima Biao of the Western Jin Dynasty: "The Ling Emperor is good at Hu Cake." "Hu cake is the earliest burnt cake. The Northern Wei Jia Sixun's "Qi Min Zhi Shu" already has a "method of burning cakes", which shows that from the Han Dynasty, Chinese began to eat burnt cakes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > second, Zhejiang six major baked cake ranking</h1>
As 6 regions in Zhejiang are representative of the baked cake, the most famous is the Lishui Jinyun baked cake, but in Quzhou, Jinhua, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Yongkang have in line with local characteristics of the baked cake, these burnt cakes in the minds of Zhejiang people's status is also very high, today we will take stock of it.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > first place: Jinyun baked cake</h1>
Jinyun baked cake, also known as barrel cake, is a traditional snack in Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province. It is said to have a history of more than 650 years. Jinyun baked cakes are made of flour, fresh pork and dried plum vegetables as the main ingredients, and are baked by charcoal in baking cake barrels.
Legend has it that Emperor Xuanyuan once practiced Dan in the Dinghu Peak Furnace in Jinyun Mountain, and was very attentive, and when he was hungry, he grabbed a piece of dough and attached it to the wall of the Dan furnace and roasted it to eat. After the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor rode the dragon to ascend, the local people used clay to imitate the Yellow Emperor's Dan furnace, made a pottery stove, and grilled the dough to eat, which is the prototype of Jinyun baked cake
The so-called unique and scientific traditional baking techniques of Jinyun baked cakes are one of the special cake barrels. The so-called "burnt cakes" in other parts of the country are mostly baked in a pan, and at best they can only be called "flaky cakes". Jinyun baked cake is a "burnt cake bucket" created by Jinyun people and specially designed for baking baked cakes.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > second place: Quzhou scones</h1>
Quzhou scones, also known as burnt cakes, are traditional local snacks in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The main ingredients are flour, cooking oil, pork, plum vegetables, sesame seeds, green onions and so on. When making it, it is made with a special kind of stove, because the cake is baked on the wall of the charcoal stove until it is cooked, so it is called scone. The finished product is tender on the outside and tender on the inside, salty, spicy and not spicy.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > third place: Jinhua shortbread</h1>
Jinhua shortbread is golden in color, crispy and delicious, and is a traditional famous spot in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, as well as a well-known traditional specialty for gifts of relatives and friends. Its filling is made of dried vegetables as the main ingredient, so it is also known as dried vegetable shortbread.
It is said that the founder of Jinhua shortbread is Cheng Yaojin, which was already famous in the Ming Dynasty, and there is a legend of Li Bai "smelling the incense and getting off the horse". Its mouth is crisp, melts in the face of moisture, and even those who have lost their teeth have a taste of it.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > fourth place: Wenzhou White Snake Baked Cake</h1>
White snake roast cake ancient name Hu cake. In the last year of the Qing Dynasty, on the right side of the bell tower of the city's Futoumen, there was a widow of the Zhang family, who opened a bakery shop, and on the basis of the hu cake, launched the scallion oil heavy shortbread, which was golden yellow, melted in the mouth, crispy and delicious, and was famous far and wide. Zhang often wears white clothes, and everyone calls her the White Lady in "The Legend of the White Snake", and over time, the burnt cake is called the white snake baked cake.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > fifth place: Yongkang meat and wheat cake</h1>
Yongkang meat wheat cake is a kind of pie, which is the "specialty" of Yongkang, oh, foreigners call it "Yongkang fruit". Yongkang farmers have a tradition of making Yongkang meat and wheat cakes as an accompaniment to meals during the harvest season. According to legend, Hu Ze, a waiter in the Northern Song Dynasty, liked to eat meat and wheat cakes, and when he returned to his hometown, he always had to eat a few.
Yongkang meat and wheat cake is known for its simple production, exquisite ingredients, exquisite workmanship, low price and good quality, and unique flavor. There are two kinds of filling, one is pork and pickles (marinated with sherry), and the other is pork and Yongkang's unique moldy dried vegetables (pickles are dried, steamed in the pot and dried in the sun).
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > sixth place: Jiande Yuanyuan cake</h1>
Jiande Zhuangyuan Cake is a special snack circulating in the countryside of Jiangnan, the main feature is its filling - poured tuk dish, which has the characteristics of freshness, tenderness, aroma and crispness. The cake is handmade with a thin skin and a lot of filling, accompanied by a light fragrance, full of umami.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > three, the history and present of Jinyun baked cake</h1>
Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang went to Jinyun in that year, ate Jinyun baked cakes, and never forgot; later became an emperor, and also sent people to Jinyun to find the master of the year and receive them to the palace, specializing in making baked cakes for him to eat. There is Liu Ji's "Burning Cake Song" as evidence.
Why is Jinyun baked cake rated as the first baked cake in Zhejiang, because over the years, Jinyun has made the local snack of baked cake go out of the countryside, travel all over China and go to the world through internationalization, branding, standardization and specialization construction, forming a characteristic industrial chain, driving nearly 20,000 farmers to increase their income, and also helping the local to achieve rural revitalization.