Jiangsu and Zhejiang snacks
VicentaLakin
Yulan cake is a specialty snack in Jiangnan. It is made of glutinous rice and meat filling. Wuxi famous snacks. Yulan cake was founded in the 12th year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1850 AD) by Wuxi Sunji Cake Tuan Store. It got its name because it was in full bloom. When making, use glutinous rice flour and boiling water to mix small pieces to make a cake embryo. Wrap in vegetable lard, bean paste, fresh meat, roses, sesame and other fillings, and put them in a pan and fry them with oil to give a golden yellow color. The quality is better with crispy outer skin, soft glutinous inner shell, sweet and salty palatability, and attractive aroma. The meat filling should be mixed with seasonings in advance, wrapped in glutinous rice flour, and then fried in the pan. The fried magnolia cake has an attractive color and is crispy on the outside and fragrant on the inside. People in Jiangnan often use it as breakfast and eat it with soy milk. It is delicious and makes it easy to starve.
BrettWunsch
The origin of eating "Niang-saving cakes"(wine-brewed cakes) on the Cold Food Festival is that Suzhou people eat wine-brewed cakes. Legend has it that it began in the late Yuan Dynasty. At that time, there was a man named Zhang Shicheng (1321 - 1367) in Suzhou. Due to accidental injury, he took his mother and fled for his life. It was the Cold Food Festival and there was nowhere to beg. He had not eaten for several days. His old mother fainted from hunger, and Zhang Shicheng burst into tears when he saw that he was about to starve to death. An old man saw that Zhang Shicheng was very filial to his mother and son, so he made cakes with the only few distillers 'grains in the family. Zhang Shicheng's mother was finally saved. <br /><br />A few years later, Zhang Shicheng rebelled and became king in the Soviet Union. He thought of the savior at that time. In order not to forget this matter, Zhang Shicheng ordered the eating of distiller's grains cakes, called "Sauniang cakes", on the Cold Food Festival. Later, Zhang Shicheng was captured alive by Zhu Yuanzhang and committed suicide on the way to Yingtianfu. At that time, no one dared to call the cake "Niang-saving cake" anymore, but Suzhou people still had a lot of affection for Zhang Shicheng and quietly changed the "Niang-saving cake" to "Jiujiu Cake". Today, Suzhou people still have the custom of eating "wine-brewed cakes" in spring.
BeverlyHilpert
Wenzhou people all know wheat cake, Wenzhou people all love to eat wheat cake. The smell of home! With Wenzhou people strong homesickness! <br /><br />There are two kinds of Wenzhou wheat cake dough and method:<br /> 1. Eggs, oil, water (dig a hole in the middle of the flour, beat in the eggs, add the oil, stir with chopsticks, add water, and mix into dough)<br /> 2. Beer (beer replaces water and dough)<br /> Whether it's eggs, oil or beer, it's all used to soften the wheat cakes. <br /><br />There are several fillings for Wenzhou wheat cakes, and I only count 3 here:<br /> 1. Pickled flavor: pickles + fat meat<br /> 2. Dried vegetable flavor: Dried plum vegetables or dried mustard + fat (Dried plum vegetables taste better than dried mustard.) <br />3. Sweet: White sugar (Brush oil on the dough and put white sugar. It is usually made for children!)
