Daming sesame seed cake has formed four schools because of the different practices, eating methods and materials.
baked wheaten cake
Sesame cake is a crisp sesame cake. The legend began in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. The food monograph Mo E Lu Xiao at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty interpreted burning as cake, but the surface was made of flour, edible oil, pepper noodles, fennel and other condiments, which were scalded, kneaded, rolled thin, baked with additives, and oiled while baking. It is characterized by many layers, thin skin, golden color, crisp skin and delicious fragrance. It has a history of 100 years, among which "Guo Ba Huo" is the most famous. "Guo Ba Huo Shao" was founded in the 13th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, with a history of one hundred years. The name of the founder is Guo Zhizhong. He studied in Beijing (formerly Shuntianfu) and then returned to his hometown to open a shop. Because I studied in Shuntianfu, I took the name of the hall "Tian", which means prosperity, so the store was named "Tianxing Huoshao Shop", and because it ranked eighth among family brothers, people used to call it "Guo Ba Huoshao". "Cooked rice" is famous for its complete ingredients and fine production. Each piece has 25-30 layers, which is suitable for tender and smooth. 1in the spring of 966, when Premier Zhou Enlai visited Daming, he tasted "Guo Ba Huo" and personally met Guo Rui, a descendant of Guo Zhizhong, and praised his skills. At the beginning of this year, "Guo Ba Huo Shao" won the title of "Hebei Famous Snack" in the "Hebei Food Culture Competition" jointly organized by the Provincial Department of Commerce and the Provincial Cuisine Association. Guo Weidong, the fourth generation successor, inherited his ancestral business, improved his technical level and improved the quality of pyrotechnics. On the basis of traditional practice, environmental protection refractory ceramic fragments are used as heat transfer insulation layer, which is sanitary and clean, without direct fire and smoke. Now, he has applied for a patent, developed a series of products such as dried tofu, eggs and ham sausage, and constantly adjusted the seasoning formula to meet the needs of consumers with different tastes in Hebei, Shandong and South China.
Sesame cola sesame seed cake
It is famous for its crispy outside and tender inside, and sesame seed cake is loved by men, women and children because of its crispy sesame seeds. According to historical research, sesame seed cake originated in the Western Regions of Ban Chao in Han Dynasty and evolved from Hu cake. "Continued Han" records that "the spirit emperor loves Hu cakes". Hu cake is the earliest sesame seed cake, which was popular in Tang Dynasty. "Zi Jian" records: "During the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei fled to Jixian Palace in Xianyang, and there was nothing to eat. Prime Minister Yang went to the market to buy Hu cakes and presented them." The method of making Hu cake is to ferment the dough with clear flour, sesame seeds, spiced salt noodles, clear oil, alkaline noodles and sugar as raw materials, so that the dough is shaped, adhered with sesame seeds and baked in the furnace, which is basically the same as the current baking method. In the Qing Dynasty, sesame cakes were very popular in famous cities. At that time, people always wanted to buy a few sesame cakes when watching dramas and visiting temple fairs, which were divided into two flavors: salty and sweet. The word "baking" is emphasized in the production process. The top of the stove is round, and there is a concave hearth around it. After baking, it is baked close to the wall, and the furnace is heated with cinder to keep the furnace constant temperature. After baking, the sesame cake is round and light golden yellow, and both sides are covered with sesame seeds. Take a bite, sesame and noodles are mixed together, and the mouth is full of fragrance, with endless aftertaste. The history of sugar cookies can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, which is made by adding white sugar to the dough and baking it. After baking, the inside is empty, bulging like a frog's belly.
There are many stalls baking sesame seed cakes in the famous city. Because of its low water content and storage resistance, it has become a good product for local people to give to relatives and friends and take out. It is said that a Shanghainese once bought ten sugar cookies on the train at the sky-high price of 10 yuan.
Jiwo sesame seed cake
Chicken nest sesame seed cake is named after the oven that is baked looks like a chicken nest, and the baked sesame seed cake looks like a chicken nest. Its introduction can't stand the test. Chicken nest sesame seed cake is common in rural areas and baked with fermented white flour. The production process pays attention to crisp skin and soft inside, thin in the middle and thin on both sides, with sesame seeds on one side. The freshly baked chicken nest sesame seed cake is steaming, yellow outside and crisp inside, with soft meat, original flavor, slightly sweet and sesame fragrance. It is best to eat in hot air. It's a traditional snack, chicken nest sesame seed cake. Although the name is indecent, it is delicious. There are only a few in the city at present.
mince pie
Strictly speaking, meat pie is not sesame seed cake. It is a kind of pie and a traditional snack of Hui people, but it is very popular with people. The origin of Muslim food can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, when meat pies were introduced to famous cities in the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a doctor named Hu Sihui who was in charge of the emperor's nutritious diet. He wrote a book "Eating", which recorded many delicious foods, including meat patties, the predecessor of mutton cakes, which read "Ten Jin of refined mutton, stripped of fat membrane tendons and mashed into mud; Hashini San Qian; Zanthoxylum bungeanum; Dial one or two; Coriander is the last one or two. Right piece, mix well with salt, twist the cake and fry in small oil. " In the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of vendors made and sold meat pies in cities during the Republic of China. Up to now, mutton is usually used as stuffing, eggs are added, flour is wrapped to make round cakes, which are spread in a pancake pot, turned over and baked, and oiled while baking. The baked meat pie is thin and fat but not greasy, and then seasoned with vinegar and garlic, which is very delicious. The meat pie is tender and the soup is slippery. You'd better eat it while it's hot. Folk restaurants are very popular. Sheep fat cakes and vegetable cakes have also appeared in recent years.
In addition, with the acceleration of local circulation, more and more foreign "baked wheat cakes" poured into Daming, such as Tianjin pancake fruit, Tujia baked wheat cake, Baoding donkey burrito, Shandong fried dumpling, Wu Dalang baked wheat cake and old lady cake, which were also deeply loved by local people. Daming's snacks are showing diversified characteristics.