Pantang Horseshoe Cake [Guangdong Guangzhou Specialty]

What is Pantang horseshoe cake? Authentic Guangdong Guangzhou specialty: Pantang Horseshoe Cake

Content summary:Do you want to know what Pantang Horseshoe Cake is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product ofGuangdong Guangzhou - Pantang Horseshoe Cake. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Pantang Horseshoe Cake. The full text takes about 5 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Pantang Horseshoe Cake

Basic Introduction to Pantang Horseshoe Cake

Horseshoe cake is made by grinding water chestnuts (water chestnuts) into pulp or mixing dried water chestnut powder with water and sugar to steam.

. Pantang Horseshoe Cake "uses local specialty horseshoe powder as raw material. In the production process, sugar is first stir fried until slightly yellow and then dissolved into sugar water. Then, half cooked horseshoe powder slurry is added and steamed over high heat. It can be taken out and eaten

Basic characteristics: Its cake has a golden and transparent color, smooth and elastic, and has a hint of horseshoe fragrance, which is particularly delicious. After drinking tea and eating, people taste one or two pieces of horseshoe cake, which indeed has a refreshing taste. The best horseshoe cake in history is steamed with horseshoe powder produced in Pantang. Its color is beautiful, crystal clear, transparent, smooth, and sweet, making it one of the favorite breakfast options for Guangzhou people

This Dim sum is mainly made by Master Luo Kun. When making it, first filter the (horseshoe) slurry, boil the sugar water, and then pour the boiling sugar water into the slurry to stir it into steam, which becomes the famous Pantang horseshoe cake. It is crystal clear and transparent, with a sweet and smooth taste upon entry, and carries a hint of the fragrance of horse hooves. After drinking tea and eating, people taste one or two pieces of horseshoe cake, which indeed has a refreshing taste. There are various types of horseshoe cakes, including transparent horseshoe cake, raw ground horseshoe cake, fried horseshoe cake, mandarin duck horseshoe cake, and tri colored horseshoe cake

The earliest horseshoe cakes were made from a few simple ingredients, and these horseshoe cakes are symbols of ancient religious myths and miraculous superstitions. Early economic and trade routes led to the importation of exotic spices from the Far East to the north, nuts, floral water, citrus fruits, dates, and figs from the Middle East, and sugarcane from Eastern and Southern countries. In the dark ages of Europe, these rare ingredients were only available to monks and nobles, and their pastry creations included honey gingerbread and flat hard biscuits. Slowly, with the increasing frequency of trade, the dietary habits of Western countries have also undergone a thorough change. Soldiers and Arab merchants returning home from the Crusades spread the use of spices and Middle Eastern recipes. In several major commercial centers in Central Europe, professional associations of bakers have also been organized. In the late Middle Ages, spices were widely used by wealthy families across Europe, further enhancing imaginative pastry baking techniques. When nuts and sugar became popular, almond candy puree also became popular. This almond candy puree was baked using wooden relief molds, and the patterns on the molds were often associated with religious teachings. Horseshoe cake originated in the West and gradually spread to China later