Dragon whisker cake and dragon whisker cake are not one thing

Dragon's Whisker Cake and Dragon's Whisker Cake sound very similar in name, both have "Dragon's Whiskers", but they are 2 different foods.

1, the raw materials are different: the raw materials of the dragon's whisker crisp are maltose, peanuts, nuts, sesame seeds, flour and other raw materials. Instead, the cake is made with rice, flour, sugar, and oil as the main ingredients, and ginger, shrimp, salt, meat, and egg floss as the condiments.

2, the taste is different: the dragon's whisker crisp taste crisp and sweet, crisp and delicious, melt in the mouth. Dragon's whisker cake is also crispy in taste, and the taste is indeed sweet and salty.

3, the legend is different: the legend of the dragon whiskers has always been the emperor's dim sum, one day the Yongzheng Emperor set up a banquet to invite civil and military officials. When the imperial kitchen made the dragon whisker puff pastry on the spot, the emperor saw that his technique was skillful, like a dragon dancing phoenix, and the sugar in his hand was white and slender, like the whiskers of the auspicious dragon, and the dragon was very happy, rewarding the concubines and courtiers, and gave the sugar the name "dragon whisker crisp". The legend of dragon whisker cake originates from Nezha Noisy Sea. It was Xiao Nezha who rode on the back of the old dragon king, not only peeled its skin, smoked its tendons, and finally cut the dragon's whiskers, let the chef make dim sum, and distributed them to the people.

Whether it is dragon whisker cake or dragon whisker cake, it is a traditional Chinese snack that has been handed down to this day, and from the production process to the meaning of the origin, it is permeated with the profundity of Chinese food culture.