Lingbao Steamed Cake [Henan Lingbao Specialty]

What is Lingbao Zenggao? Authentic Henan Lingbao Specialty: Lingbao Steamed Cake

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Introduction to Lingbao Steamed Cake

Steamed cake has a long history and a long history, and is a local flavor snack in Lingbao. The antiquity of steamed cake is reflected in its cooking utensils. It is steamed using a steaming pot evolved from the oldest steaming tool, the "Zeng", which is also the reason for its name. 'Zeng' is an ancient cooking utensil with small holes at the bottom that can be placed on a pot to steam food. Lingbao is commonly known as Jingzi, so Zenggao is also called "Jinggao"

Lingbao steamed cake is made by mixing glutinous rice and locally unique hairy dates in proportion. After steaming, the steamed rice and jujube blend together, with red and white complementing each other. It tastes soft, sticky, and sweet, with a rich and mellow taste that is suitable for all ages. With a gentle bite, the mouth is filled with a sweet and soft aroma

The antiquity of steamed cake is first reflected in its cooking utensils. It is steamed using a steaming pot evolved from the oldest steaming tool, the "Zeng", which is also the reason for its name. The quality is best when steamed in a clay pot

In addition to the ancient cooking utensils, steamed cake also evolved from the food "embarrassing bait powder cake" specially used by princes during the Western Zhou Dynasty in China more than 3000 years ago. In the Book of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty, there is a record of "Fenci", a humble name for food, which is a cake steamed by adding bean paste filling (called bean crumbs in ancient times) to glutinous rice flour. In the pre-qin period, "Fenci" was a cake made by steaming glutinous rice flour with bean paste filling. It did not contain dates. It developed into steamed rice and dates in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Wei Juyuan's "Roast Tail Banquet" for Emperor Zhongzong featured the "Crystal Dragon and Phoenix Cake", which is in line with the current steamed cake

What are the product characteristics of Lingbao Zenggao

Soft, sticky and sweet, with a rich and mellow taste, suitable for all ages