As the name suggests, the Double Ninth Cake is a delicacy of the Double Ninth Festival, and this is indeed the case. There has been a custom of eating Double Ninth Cake during the Double Ninth Festival since ancient times. So, what is Double Ninth Cake? What is the red silk and green silk of Double Ninth Festival cake?
What is the Double Ninth Cake?
What is the Double Ninth Cake? It is also known as "flower cake", "chrysanthemum cake", "fa cake", etc. It is a traditional food for the Double Ninth Festival. It is made from rice flour, soybean flour, etc., fermented, garnished with dates, chestnuts, almonds and other fruits, and steamed with sugar. It started before the Tang Dynasty and was very popular in Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), Lin'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province) and other places in the Song Dynasty, and it is now a common custom. There are many kinds of cakes made, and colorful flags are placed on them, which are very popular among children. It has been popular ever since until modern times. "Yuan Jian Lei Han. Sui Sui. September 9th" quotes Du Taiqing's "Jade Candle Book" of the Sui Dynasty: "On the ninth day of the meal, the millet and stalks are gathered together, so the rice is sticky and flavored.
Double Ninth Cake It is popular in most parts of the country. It is named after being eaten during the Double Ninth Festival. It is mostly made of rice flour and fruit ingredients. The preparation method varies from place to place. There are mainly two types: baking and steaming. Five-color small cakes are placed on the cake. Colored flags, filled with stuffing and printed with double sheep, which means "Double Ninth Festival", are still popular today.
What is red silk and green silk on Double Ninth Cake?
Red and green preserved fruit silk
Double Ninth Cake, also known as "Flower Cake", is a traditional Double Ninth Festival food commonly found in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It is not very popular in other regions across the country. In order to be beautiful and delicious, people make Chongyang Cake in colorful colors and put it on the cake. Sprinkle some mignonette, so Double Ninth Cake is also called Osmanthus Cake.
The legend of eating Chongyang Cake
It is said that Kang Hai, the champion of the Ming Dynasty, was a martial arts practitioner in Shaanxi Province. After the provincial examination, he was ill in Chang'an. After the results were announced in August, the good news was sent to Wu Gong. However, Kang Hai had not yet arrived home to send the reward, so the newspaper refused to leave. When Kang Hai recovered from his illness and returned home, it was already the Double Ninth Festival. At this time, he sent a newspaper, rewarded him, and steamed a pot of cakes to make more dry food for him on his way back. The cakes were distributed to the neighbors. Because this cake was used to celebrate Kang Haizhong's first prize, families with children who went to school would also steam the cakes and distribute them on the Double Ninth Festival to bring good luck to the people. The custom of eating cakes on the Double Ninth Festival spread. Here it comes.
Poetry describing the Double Ninth Festival cake
Cai Yun
The bonfire is working hard at night,
The old Double Ninth Festival is still stormy,
The weaver drank Denggao wine,
The steamed jujube cake filled the shop with fragrance.