Qianlong loves to eat rose cakes

Among the countless cake foods, there is a rose cake, also called flower cake. The filling of the rose cake is mainly fresh petals, and after the candied fruit, some fresh petals are sprinkled on the cake surface. The petals look intoxicating; when you eat them, the floral fragrance is refreshing.

　　In the Qing Dynasty, because the Qianlong Emperor liked to eat rose cakes, it became a royal point of the court. Later, the Qianlong Emperor also "specially approved" and said: "In the future, there is no need to play rose cakes for the gods' dim sum." ”

　　According to legend, the rose cake was created by a pastry chef in Chengde, Hebei Province, and has a history of more than 300 years. It is precisely because this cake is famous early, famous, and widely spread, from Kunming in the south to Tianjin in the north. The Records of the Yanjing Chronicle in the late Qing Dynasty records: "Those who use roses in April are called rose cakes." Those who take the vine rose flower are called the vine rose cake. All should be the food of the time also. "The flowering period of roses is limited, and this kind of cake only uses the fresh petals of roses, which is also a reason why it is "rare" and valuable.

　　The Qianlong Emperor especially admired rose cake, which was not unrelated to his healthy concept of diet and health.

　　Qianlong said: "Things are not disturbed, there is no invasion of food and disease, these two words are a good recipe for the son to nourish his heart and body, and there is no other way to seek immortality." He ate moderately, never overeating, never holding a night feast, "where the court feasts, the rate is not declared." However, once when the "night feast" appeared in the poetry association, it was praised by Qianlong. It was Feng Jinxiu, a Guangdong man, who went to Beijing to take the exam, and just happened to meet Qianlong Shixing Dafa and said Shanglian: "The Jade Emperor marches on the army, the thunder drums and the cloud flag, and the rain arrows and winds and swords are in the sky." Feng Jinxiu said to the lower link: "Dragon King Night Feast, Moon Candle Star Lantern, Mountain Cuisine Sea Wine Land for the Plate." ”

　　Qianlong was born in the fiftieth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1711) and died in the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799) at the age of 89. He enjoyed the joy of seven generations of the same family. When later generations summarized his longevity, it was generally believed that one was to pay attention to health regimens; the second was to actively engage in physical exercise; and the third was to take supplementary foods and drugs. Qianlong advocated "eating less" and advocating "omnivorous food." Rose cakes, roasted wheat and other foods with fillings can be mixed with grain and vegetables, and they have become his favorite plate chinese food.

　　【One after eating】

　　Nowadays, edible flowers have 4 application paths: one is as a cooking raw material to make it a delicacy; the other is as a food staple for golden flower dew drinks, rose wine, osmanthus sauce and other foods; the third is as a food ingredient, giving a certain aroma, improving the flavor of pastries, candies and other foods; fourth, as a food industry spice raw materials, the aromatic flowers are made into water-soluble spices, oil and fat spices, emulsion spices, powder spices, etc.