Bazhen Cake Chaos (9): This is a rice cake, not a Bazhen cake
Now the Internet is overwhelming with this nut Poria cocos Bazhen cake.
I can tell you unequivocally that this is a rice cake, not a Bazhen cake.
What does a real Bazhen cake taste like?
The real Bazhen cake has a slightly bitter taste, and there is a mixture of eight flavors such as poria cocos, yam, gourd and lotus seeds.
The bitterness comes from Poria cocos or ginseng.
But what does this nut Poria Bazhen cake taste like you've eaten?
Only rice flavor and nutty flavors.
If you're just after a tasty snack, there's nothing wrong with that. However, if you want to care for your spleen and stomach, be sure to choose the authentic traditional Qing Palace Eight Treasures Cake.
When buying Bazhen Cake, please be sure to see whether there is the word "Qing Palace" on the package, which is a professional and authentic traditional Bazhen Cake, with a slightly bitter taste.
Bazhen cake was created in the Ming Dynasty, but the real influence was not until the Qing Dynasty. Because the longevity emperor - Qianlong has eaten the Qing Palace Eight Treasures Cake for more than 50 years, which has created the current historical status of the Qing Palace Eight Treasures Cake.
