Friends who often watch costume dramas, should have noticed the various pastries inside, in the previous few years, the very popular Qing Palace drama "The Biography of Zhen Huan", the pastries that appeared were various, and the pastries that different concubines liked to eat were also different, like Huafei, she liked to eat horseshoe cake; and Shen Meizhuang was very fond of eating jujube mud yam cake; there was also lotus powder osmanthus sugar cake, Zhen Huan was very fond of eating, in fact, in "Dream of the Red Chamber", this cake also appeared; Qi Fei loved to eat chestnut cake; Chun'er liked to eat cow's milk ling powder cake and so on In addition, the pastries in "The Biography of Zhen Huan" also include pearl balls, peony rolls, crab flour crisps, peach blossom crisps, chrysanthemum cakes and so on.
In fact, not only in "The Biography of Zhen Huan" there are these delicious pastries, but also in other costume dramas. Pastries are a delicacy that has existed in China since ancient times, with a long history, sweet and delicious taste, very delicious. Osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, bean paste cake, etc. are the most common and most commonly eaten, but some pastries are not often eaten, I don't know which kinds you have eaten? China's 5 most exquisite pastries, nowadays rarely can eat, all of them must have eaten pastry chefs
The first is the crystal cake, which is a traditional specialty pastry in Shaanxi, China, and it was in the Song Dynasty, because Kou Zhun's gangzheng was not a good thing, for the sake of the people, so the local people made a special pastry in order to praise Kou Zhun. Crystal cake It is a gold-faced silver gang, and it is sweet and not greasy to eat, with a strong rose aroma, which is loved by diners. The method of crystal cake is not very complicated, mainly through the cooking steps of making skin, filling, puff pastry, puff pastry, and molding, which is the practice of ordinary pastries. With the development of society, there are many types of crystal cakes, and more and more fillings.
The second is the begonia puff pastry, which is a very peculiarly shaped pastry, which looks like a begonia flower on the surface, which is very delicate and beautiful. Begonia crisp is actually a kind of cake in Anhui, China, making people look rich and full, many people have not eaten it, some people have not even seen it. The shape of the begonia crisp is beautiful and generous, and it is even more sweet on the outside and sweet on the inside, soft and moist, which makes people tireless. Begonia puff pastry is delicious but not easy to do, when making it, you should pay attention to drying the oil crisp, its softness and hardness must be consistent with the water and oil dough, so that the taste will be more delicious. There is also baking begonia crisp, to help the fire, the heat is too small, not easy to bake, if the heat is too big, then it will be baked, color and taste will be affected.
The third is to cut cakes, cut cakes in Xinjiang is very famous, it is actually a one-size-fits-all, a knife down, how much to cut is how much, no counter-offer, so the price of cutting cakes is very expensive. The cake is mainly made of walnut kernels, corn dumplings, raisins, grape juice, sesame seeds, roses, bataan apricots, dates and other raw materials, because the cost of the ingredients used is very high, so the price of selling is relatively expensive. Cut cake is also called marinose, the taste is mellow, sweet and sour, sweet and not greasy, eat very nutritious, all are pure natural food, without any additives. To make a cut cake, the portion is hard and heavy, and it has been pressed layer by layer, which is very firm. A cart of cut cakes is probably tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, so it is also very expensive.
The fourth is three non-stick also called osmanthus eggs, it is a kind of gourmet snack in Henan, China, mainly originated in the Qing Dynasty, its production method is very simple, mainly with eggs, sugar starch added to the water stirred and fried. Why is it called three non-stick, mainly because the three non-stick non-stick plates, non-stick chopsticks and no stick teeth made of three non-stick plates, hence the name. Its color is golden yellow, and it is delicious and delicious, very tasty, with high nutritional value, and the elderly and children are particularly suitable for eating. It contains a lot of lecithin, which has a certain effect on softening blood vessels. Sanbu looks very much like a pastry, but it is not, it looks like porridge, it is not porridge, but the taste is very good, delicious and delicious, which makes people very enjoyable.
The last one is Dingsheng Cake, Which is a very interesting pastry, which is a snack in Hangzhou and is generally used to condition the body. Dingsheng Cake is said to be during the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei led the army to go out, and the people would send them Dingsheng Cake when they were along the way, hoping that Yue Fei could return victoriously, which is a very true story. Dingsheng cake is white and pink, and the appearance is very high, the taste is also very delicious, and few people see it nowadays. Dingsheng cake is sweet and sticky in the mouth, easy to chew, but also not sticky teeth, eat with a rustling bean paste smell, smell fragrant and attractive. These kinds of delicious pastries, nowadays, are rarely seen, and rarely can be eaten, all eaten, then you must be a pastry chef.