<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shanxi stone cake</h1>
There is such a snack in Shanxi, the surface of the potholes does not look outstanding at all, but when you put it in your mouth and taste it, you can find its uniqueness. This snack method is also quite special, it is baked on the cobblestone, it is shanxi stone cake.
Stone cake is a traditional Chinese baked food. Stone cake is also known as stone bread, called stone cake in the Tang Dynasty, and natural cake in the Ming and Qing dynasties. As the name suggests, stone cake is to use stones to cook the dough cake. Add water and spices to the flour and knead repeatedly, then add baking powder and let it stand to ferment. Heat the whole pot of stones, shovel out a layer of stones on the surface, put the rolled surface of the dough cake with oil on the stone, spread the surface of the stone until it is completely covered, control the heat, five or six minutes can be out of the pot, the cooked dough cake, the surface is brown and crispy, dotted with golden sesame seeds and looming spices, there is a faint aroma. After breaking it open, the aroma of the salty mouth is rich and the oil aroma is overflowing; the sweet brown sugar syrup is overflowing with sweetness.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > historical story</h1>
Shanxi folk have the legend of "Yao made stone cakes, noodles flowing fang": Yao shi new wheat harvest, heavy rain caused the granary to collapse, wheat was smashed into powder. After the rain, when it was sunny, people laid flour and wheat on stone slabs to dry for collection, but they emitted a strange fragrance. Yao Nai taught the people to crush the wheat with stone plates and stone sticks, and to burn the noodle cakes with the method of "burning the yellow" to celebrate the harvest of grain and the prosperity of future generations. In the Tang Dynasty, stone cakes were also used as tributes to the emperor and once became a favored snack for the emperor. Nowadays, stone cakes have become a gift for people's daily food or visiting relatives and friends.
Stone cake also has an important advantage, its surface has a gelatinizing layer, this layer of substance can neutralize stomach acid, inhibit gastric acid secretion. Because it is relatively hard and crisp, it needs to be chewed carefully and swallowed slowly when eating. Therefore, it is considered to be an ancient dietary treatment method for stomach diseases, and it has the effect of "nourishing the stomach" when eaten.
This method of baking is evenly heated, not easy to burn but also cooked thoroughly, and it is salty and crispy to eat, which is very delicious. Stone cake has the characteristics of crispy and salty, nutritious, easy to digest, resistant to storage, and is deeply loved for its unique production method.