Beijing Saqima

Formerly known as Saqima, it is a kind of food of Manchu, and it is one of the sacrifices offered by the Three Tombs outside Guanwai in the Qing Dynasty. Its original meaning is "dog's breasts dipped in sugar". After frying the noodles, mix them with sugar into small pieces. Saqima is one of the famous Beijing-style four seasons cakes in Beijing. I used to write "Shaqima" and "Selima" in Beijing. Saqima has the characteristics of beige color, crisp and soft taste, sweet and delicious, and rich fragrance of osmanthus honey. "The Year of Yanjing" wrote: "Saqima is the cake of Manchuria, which is made of crystal sugar and cream mixed with white flour. It is shaped like glutinous rice, baked in an oven with ash-free wood, and then made into squares, which are sweet and greasy." Saqima was an important snack at that time. According to the Records of Shuntian Prefecture of Guangxu, "Selima is a Lama's snack, which is made in the market today. It is steamed with flour mixed with fruit, sugar and lard, and it is very delicious." In the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang's reign, the Monument to the Rules and Regulations of Sugar Cakes in Ma Temple also wrote that "it is a must for the monks and Taoists of the flag people." There is a wedding table, and it is indispensable to have a wedding and funeral sacrifice. " At that time, the Saqima in Taihuazhai Bobo Shop in Beixinqiao had the strongest creamy taste, and it was adjacent to the Lama Temple in the north, where the monks and monks were the first customers of Taihuazhai, and as a pre-Buddha offering, they used a lot. Zhengmingzhai is the most famous one. Saqima made by Yongxing Zhai also has a good reputation. Saqima has won people's love for its soft, sweet and instant taste. After Manchuria entered the customs, Saqima became popular in Beijing. Today, Saqima, as a delicious food of Manchu, has spread all over China from the north. But the calories are high (the fat content is about 54% or one piece is about 200 calories). Even though Saqima is delicious, we should eat as little as possible for the sake of health. In Hong Kong, people used to call Saqima "Ma Zi". Because horse-racing gambling is commonly known as "betting on horses", some Hong Kong people have a superstition that they can win the horse-racing gambling after eating Saqima.
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