Pastry

Cake is the general name of cakes in the Yangtze River Delta region, the square is the cake, the spherical is the group, and the youth group in Shanghai belongs to a kind of "group" in the cake group. Nanjing cake dough has a glutinous texture, the degree of stickiness is far less than that of rice cake, and the rice fragrance is rich. The cake dough is not a vegetarian rice dough, with osmanthus honey candy, bean paste, jujube paste and so on as fillings, its sweetness is not heavy, it is not a greasy cultural symbol, many diners into their daily life, a few days without food will be worried.

The cake dough is made of glutinous rice as the main ingredient, which will also be mixed with japonica rice, which is steamed and kneaded into powder, and then set and cooled. The content of japonica rice can adjust the taste, and the amount is less glutinous. The composition of Nanjing cake dough is similar, mostly seven points glutinous rice and three points japonica rice, and the Lianhu cake cake shop in the Confucius Temple Scenic Area was selected as the eight uniques of Qinhuai, but the filling composition is sweet and greasy. In contrast, Fang Po Cake Dumpling Shop and Old Town South Cake Dumpling are more worth tasting.