Chongqing food shops, led by a number of spicy food represented by small noodles and hot pots, some special snacks that only local people know have been buried.
As the center of Chongqing, the area around the Liberation Monument brings together famous snacks from various districts and counties in Chongqing, especially the Bayi Road Delicious Street, from beginning to end, which is overwhelming. For example, chutney powder, mountain city small tangyuan, ice powder and other snacks, the price is cheap and sufficient, and it is deeply loved by tourists.
However, in the delicious street, there is one less snack that can truly represent Chongqing - iron cake. Speaking of iron cake, it has a long history and is a popular snack in the imperial palace during the Ming Dynasty of China. Later, it spread to the people and gradually became popular in Chongqing.
The first time you came into contact with iron cakes, I was probably in my teens, I was in junior high school, and after school, I met a small stall on the streets of Chongqing, selling iron cakes. It was school time, and students flocked to the school, chirping "iron cake" and watching the movements of the vendors' hands.
Eggs, sugar, rice flour syrup, in contact with the hot iron branding, it made a nourishing sound, making people listen to some fear, the footsteps could not help but take half a step back, afraid that they would "nourish" themselves.
After the vendor flipped it three or two times, the iron cake was quickly cooked, and then the students squeezed forward again without waiting, holding the change in their hands high, hoping to get the freshly baked iron cake before their companions.
Such scenes were common in Chongqing in the past, but they gradually passed away in the development of the city, and it was even difficult to find small shops selling iron cakes in the center of the city. After several searches, I finally found this small shop in an alley in Chongqing during a chance visit.
Although I accidentally came to the Yamashiro Trail to punch in, this small shop brought me an unexpected surprise, the shop is at the mouth of an alley on the Yamashiro Trail, the stalls are very lively, around a group of diners waiting to buy iron cakes.
The iron cake is made by an authentic Chongqing aunt, very enthusiastic, while making iron cake while chatting with diners, the action is very skilled. The shop's signboard shows different flavors of iron cake, which are much richer than the simple iron cake in the past, such as red bean flavor, jam flavor, mung bean flavor, soybean flavor...
Although the taste is changeable, but the characteristics of the iron cake itself is still the same, under the stimulation of iron branding, the iron cake is hot golden and soft, although small, but can let us experience the infinite sweetness.
Of course, the price of iron cake is not as cheap as before, roughly doubled, but compared with other Internet red snacks, the price of iron cake is still very close to the people. The original iron cake is a only 1 yuan, the most expensive taste is also 2 yuan, such a cheap snack, where can you find it in Chongqing?
You Pin chose a red bean flavored iron cake, waited for about a quarter of an hour, and was immediately burned when he got his hand. After gently blowing away the heat, you can smell a rich rice aroma, take a bite, but chew it with a sweet taste, and the taste seems to be similar to what you have eaten in the past.
Although the iron cake is very small, I don't know if it is my delusion, but it is very thick to eat, probably because of the addition of childhood memories.
Nowadays, iron cake is still iron cake, but it is no longer the popular snack in Chongqing in the past, and even many Chongqing people do not know iron cake, and say "this is not a Chongqing special snack" in front of this store.
I was surprised and thought that if this is not a Chongqing specialty snack, then only internet celebrity snacks are? And this small shop selling iron cakes has also become popular because it has become an Internet celebrity in word of mouth.
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