Concubine Chef Youxi: Lord, Master, stop

Chapter 239 Spring Pancakes

However, what Mi Xiaoye admires the most is the desserts of the Shang Dynasty, which are also the most distinctive, because dairy desserts account for a considerable proportion.

Mi Xiaoye has been in the Shang Dynasty for more than a year, and she also knows that the most popular pastries are "crispy" desserts.Although Mi Xiaoye's cakes are also very popular, they are limited to Chang'an, and the supply is already in short supply, and there is no time to spread them to other cities in the future.

Su Ziling said: "At important banquets, there must be exquisite large-scale jelly cakes. The most popular one is Sushan, which is a bit magical to say the least. The method is exactly the same. It is to slightly heat the pastry until it is almost melted, mix it with cane pulp or honey, then hold it in your hand, drip it onto a plate or other utensils, and make shapes while pouring it. The sweet pastry is poured into the shape of rolling mountains Afterwards, after being frozen and shaped, it will be firmly frozen and glued to the plate. Before the plate is served for the banquet, some artificial colorful trees and artificial flowers will be inserted as decorations."

"I didn't expect me to make desserts in the Shang Dynasty. I have reached such a high level. My white case is still weak. I should learn more." Mi Xiaoye said.

Su Ziling smiled and said: "This is the attitude you should have. Sushan can be made of natural white crisp, which looks like a snow mountain, but it is often dyed red or green. In fact, people often like to use red dyed pink. Crispy made boutique buttercream frozen dots.”

"When we go out with the envoys, we will definitely see more." Mi Xiaoye said with a smile.

After the Lantern Festival, it can be regarded as the real spring, and the ice on the river has melted. Although the weather is still a bit cold, you can still feel the breath of spring.Spring is here, and it's time to eat spring pancakes again.

According to folk customs, spring cakes are eaten on the day of Lichun, which is called "biting spring".Du Fu has a poem: "In spring, lettuce is plated in spring, and I suddenly recall the time when the plum blossoms in the two capitals." "Compendium of Materia Medica" contains: "In the beginning of spring on New Year's Day, onions, garlic, leeks, Polygonum, mustard and other pungent and tender vegetables are mixed and eaten to take the meaning of welcoming the new year."

However, there is no time limit on when to eat spring pancakes.

At the earliest, spring cakes and vegetables were put on a plate, which became a "spring plate".Song's "Sui Shi Guang Ji" quoted Tang's "Four Seasons Mirror": "The eclipse of the beginning of spring, radish, spring cakes, and lettuce, are called spring plates." From Song to Ming and Qing Dynasties, the popularity of eating spring cakes has grown day by day, and there are emperors. It is recorded that spring pancakes were rewarded to all officials in Lichun.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the development and improvement of cooking technology, the spring plate was changed into small and exquisite spring rolls, which were not only a folk food, but also became one of the court cakes. Appreciate.Among the 120 eight-course dishes of the Manchu Banquet in the Qing Dynasty, spring rolls are one of the nine dim sum.

In modern times, people prepare side dishes or all kinds of stir-fried vegetables, and put them in the cakes at will when eating spring cakes.Eating spring pancakes at the beginning of spring has the meaning of welcoming spring and praying for a good harvest.

The spring pancakes in early China were pancakes baked or steamed with wheat flour. When eaten, they were often eaten with stir-fried vegetables such as bean sprouts, spinach, chives, and vermicelli, or served with spring pancakes and cabbage.

While baking the spring pancakes, Su Ziling told Mi Xiaoye: "It is said that eating the spring pancakes and the various vegetables contained in them will make the crops flourish and the animals will thrive. Make people work harder (qin), live longer (leeks), and make their families more prosperous."

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