Chuancheng Subei Pancake (a specialty of Siyang, Jiangsu)

Introduction to Chuancheng Subei Pancake

Chuancheng Pancake is a famous specialty snack in Jiangsu. Subei Pancake comes in various colors, including hard and crispy stick cakes, honeycomb filled water pancakes, salted pancakes with oil and scallions, and patterned flower pancakes... Whether soft or hard, salty or floral, they are generally only one or two inches thick. However, Chuancheng Pancake, located in Siyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, stands out from the crowd. It is four or five inches thick and weighs seven or eight pounds. The inside is transparent, the outside is not burnt, it is tender and transparent, the muscles are pulled, sweet and fragrant, which can be described as unique

Chuancheng pancake making technique is special: pancake making does not require a flat bottomed pot, but a round bottomed iron pot, and the pancake can only be made with thicker edges and thinner edges in the middle. The fire used for frying must be wood and wood, so it takes three sticks of incense to cook a piece of cake from the moment it is put into the pot until it is cooked. Pancake makers must have patience in order to achieve the effect of the cake being cooked without burning. The common saying that goes through the city is' haste cannot make a big cake '

Firstly, the cake is large and thick. The diameter of the cakes for general consumption is about 1.5 feet per square foot, with a thickness of five inches in the middle. Specially baked and sent to people, with a diameter of up to three feet, a middle thickness of up to eight inches, and a weight of fifteen pounds

Secondly, it has an outer fragrance and an inner sweetness. As it is made by firing, the outer layer of the cake is slightly yellow without burning, and the fragrance of the wind is pleasant to smell for three miles. The inner flesh is tender, and the honeycomb holes can hold the thumb: wheat grown in the city has excellent texture, with a gluten and sweet taste on the surface. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Shi Chong once cultivated land here to grow wheat and stored it in the national treasury. In addition, the well water that runs through the city is located on the high-quality underground water system of Shuanggou Yanghe Tanggou, and the water quality is particularly clear, so the baked cake naturally tastes sweet

3. Suitable for hot, cold, and boiling. Chuan Cheng Da Bing is sweet and delicious when eaten hot, and it's also wonderful to eat it cold overnight. Bite down the crumbs like snow, chew slowly, and the sweeter you chew, it's so tempting that you can't bear to swallow it in your stomach. There is a saying that goes, 'Eating pancakes in the morning makes your mouth fragrant all day long.'. As delicious as cooking. Cut the cake into slices, put it in an oil pan, add chopped scallions and ginger, fry briefly, and boil with water. When the water boils and the cake remains intact, the taste is indescribable. In the past, only wealthy old ladies who ate small stoves could have this kind of delicious taste

How did the history of Chuancheng Subei pancake come about