What are the ancient snacks?

Fuling cake is a traditional nourishing cake of Han nationality produced in Beijing. Because the skin is as thin as paper, and the thin slice is white, it is very similar to the traditional Chinese medicine Yun Fuling tablet, so it is called "Fuling cake". This traditional cake was recorded in the books of the Southern Song Dynasty, which means that people in the Southern Song Dynasty had already eaten Fuling cake. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, this cake was handed down as a court snack because it was loved and praised by Empress Dowager Cixi.

Tang Hua is a traditional folk handicraft skill, and Tang Hua, as its name implies, is a painting made of sugar, which is a unique way of eating and painting. It originated in the Ming dynasty, yes, at that time, the ancients already had sugar paintings to eat. In modern times, Tang Hua is still a delicious food in the memory of many of us. It's just that now we are surrounded by too many delicious foods, and the taste feels great satisfaction. This traditional snack is hard to find in our life.

Sour plum soup is a feature of old Beijing now. In fact, the ancients also had the habit of making sour plum soup. In the ancient books of the Southern Song Dynasty, the practice similar to sour plum soup was recorded. In the Qing dynasty, it was improved by the royal chef and became the royal drink of the court. For modern people, sour and sweet sour plum soup is chilled in the refrigerator and suitable for drinking in summer. So in terms of diet, ancient and modern times are really the same.

Longxusu, a snack, was deeply loved by the people in ancient times, but was later discovered by an emperor in the Ming Dynasty and brought back to the court as a royal snack. Today, the dragon beard cake is still a childhood memory of many people. This kind of small thorn tastes crisp and sweet, crispy and delicious, and melts in the mouth. The main component is maltose. No wonder even the ancient emperors loved it. As modern people, we are really happy to eat this snack handed down from generation to generation.

Sugar coated berries. Stories about buying sugar-coated haws often appear in costume dramas, which shows that sugar-coated haws are a snack that has been circulated since ancient times. Sour, crisp and sweet hawthorn, wrapped in crystal clear syrup, tastes sweet, sour and crisp, making people want to eat. According to legend, this kind of food was developed by an emperor's concubine in Song Dynasty who fell ill and ordered a doctor. Later, it spread to the people and became a sugar-coated gourd. However, this fascinating food has been circulating for so long.