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Crab shell yellow

  • Crab shell yellow Crab shell yellow is a traditional snack in Changzhou, and has now become a favorite of people in Shanghai and Suzhou. Unlike most of the cakes and snacks in Suzhou, crab shell yellow is a kind of pancake that can be baked on the wall of the oven.
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Crab shell yellow

Crab shell yellow
Crab shell yellow is a traditional snack in Changzhou, and has now become a favorite of people in Shanghai and Suzhou. Most of the cake snacks in Suzhou are made in the oven, and the crab shell yellow is different from them, it is a kind of pancake that can be baked on the wall of the stove, similar to the naan baked in Xinjiang Naankeng, the baked texture is drier and more fragrant than the hemp cake, and it is not easy to loosen, so it is stored for a longer time, and it is suitable for foreign tourists to buy as a souvenir.
Crab shell yolk has nothing to do with crabs in terms of ingredients, but is named because its appearance resembles a boiled crab shell. The surface of the crab shell yellow is covered with a layer of white sesame seeds, and the skin is crispy and has the aroma of sesame seeds, and the taste varies depending on the filling in the middle. Crab shell yellow is divided into two flavors: sweet and salty, the sweetness is most representative of bean paste and jujube paste filling, and the salty taste is popular with fresh meat, scallion oil and crab roe filling.
Suzhou people love tea, and in the old teahouses, crab shell yellow was one of the refreshments with the highest order rate. Nowadays, crab shell yellow can be found in some cake shops and street scone shops, and it tastes best when eaten hot.
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Wang's Lin Kee Baked Cake (Twin Towers Main Store)
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Long hair cake (Linton Road store) 
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Address: 1st Floor, Changfa Commercial Building, No. 108 Lindun Road (near Baita East Road) 
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