Pastry refers to the finished food made of rice, flour and beans as the main raw materials, supplemented by various auxiliary materials, fillings and seasonings, processed into a certain shape, and then cooked by baking, baking, steaming and frying.
The so-called Chinese pastry, just? It is a pastry made by the processing technology passed down from China for thousands of years, which not only has a different appearance, but also has its own characteristics; Its taste and taste are integrated with local folk customs and food culture, especially with local flavor, giving people a variety of taste experiences. Chinese pastry has the traditional flavor and characteristics of China. Pastry schools with local characteristics formed by different raw materials, recipes and production techniques can be divided into the following categories:
1, jingwei cake: represented by Beijing area, it has the characteristics of heavy oil, light sugar, softness, pure sweetness and pure salt. Representative varieties include Beijing Bakuai, red and white moon cakes and so on.
2. Su-style cakes: Suzhou is the representative, and the fillings are mostly nuts and diced meat, with osmanthus flowers and roses, which are heavy and sweet. Representative varieties include Soviet-style moon cakes and lard rice cakes.
3. Cantonese-style cakes: represented by Guangzhou, the fillings are mostly plums, shredded coconut, lotus seed paste, sugar-stained fat, heavy sugar and heavy oil, which have the characteristics of thin stuffing, soft oil and sweet and salty taste. Representative varieties are Cantonese moon cakes.
4. Yang-style cakes: represented by Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, the fillings are mainly black hemp, candied fruit and sesame oil, with outstanding sesame flavor. Representative varieties include Weiyang Bapian and black sesame salt and pepper moon cakes.
5. Fujian-style cakes: Fuzhou is the representative, and the fillings are mostly shrimp, seaweed, longan, mushrooms, candied diced meat and so on. , with sweet, crisp and oily taste and outstanding seafood flavor. Representative varieties include Fujian gift cake and lard cake.
6. Chaozhou-style cakes: Chaozhou is the representative, and the fillings are mainly red bean paste, sugar wax gourd and sugar fat, with outstanding onion flavor. Representative varieties are granny cakes and spring cakes.