Haimen Cake [Special Product of Shantou, Guangdong]

What is Haimen Cake? Authentic Shantou specialty from Guangdong: Haimen Cake

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Introduction to Haimen Cake

Haimen Cake is a traditional and unique cake specialty in Haimen Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. In the Chaoshan area, there is a saying that goes, "Guiyu Goubing, Haimen Cake". They respectively refer to Guiyu specialty cake and Haimen specialty cake, and Haimen cake is also one of the "Eight Traditional Famous Cake Foods of Chaoshan"

In the Chaoshan area, before the Mid Autumn Festival, every household would make some pastries to worship the Moon Goddess, which the locals called "cake cakes". Cake usually uses processed glutinous rice flour or mung bean flour as raw materials. Rice cake is made from glutinous rice flour, and Bean paste cake is made from mung bean flour. Generally, the method is to first boil white sugar with appropriate amount of water and lard until it is thick and cool, then mix the glutinous rice flour or mung bean flour with the prepared syrup, and then squeeze the cake into shape with the cake making mold. During this process, one can also add fillings such as chopped peanut kernels or sesame seeds according to personal preference. The completed Chaoshan cake is not big in size, and the pattern pressed out by the mold is exquisite and cute. Due to different raw materials used in the production of cakes, they are either snow-white or pale yellow in the shape of green bean slices. Cazi has a sweet and refreshing taste, and is a popular specialty pastry among Chaoshan people. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people in Chaoshan market often make cakes for sale, and there are relatively few homemade cakes. However, the custom of offering cakes to the moon mother and people's preference for cakes have not changed

Haimen cake first needs to select fresh glutinous rice, mix it with fine sand and stir fry it in an iron pot (commonly known as a "ding" in Chaoshan), then use a sieve to remove the fine sand and grind the glutinous rice into powder. At this time, the glutinous rice flour can not be used to make cakes immediately, at least it must be stored in a moderate humidity environment for half a month before it can be used. The final process is very simple, but one thing to note is that when pressing the mud into the wooden mold, one must also pay attention to the technique and strength, otherwise the cakes made will be loose, brittle and not formed

The biggest difference between Haimen Cake and other pastries is that it has a sweet and soft taste with a hint of toughness, which is very delicious. However, its sales are very limited and not many people know about it

How did the history of Haimen Cake Shop come about

In the past, there was a newlywed fisherman in Haimen who was about to set sail with his boat. The virtuous bride cared about her husband's well-being when he went out to sea, so she ground the glutinous rice she brought with her to powder, stir fried and added sugar, carefully made it into bite sized cakes, and stacked them into columns, rolled them up with red paper, and brought them out of the sea as dry food for her husband to eat. Afterwards, other fishermen discovered that this method was excellent and began to imitate it, gradually becoming a famous cake in the Chaoshan area. I never expected that a small piece of cake would carry the virtues of diligence, intelligence, and caring for the family of Chaoshan women