Chuancheng pancake

There are many kinds of cakes in northern Jiangsu, such as thick stick cakes with hard bakes, water cakes full of honeycombs, salty cakes with oil and onions, and flower cakes with patterns printed on them ... No matter whether they are soft, hard, salty or flowery, they are generally only one or two inches thick. However, Siyang County, which wears the city pie, is different. It is four or five inches thick and weighs seven or eight pounds. The inside is ripe, the skin is not burnt, it is transparent, tender, sweet and delicious, which can be described as unique. The origin of Chuancheng pie can be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. One day, Cheng Yaojin led the rebel army to wear the city area, drove away the officers and men who had looted in the countryside and regained the property of the people. The local people are grateful and must reward the hero for saving his life. Cheng Yaojin and other leaders repeatedly refused to accept it. Xu Maogong mediated twice, and only received a pancake from each family as dry food on the road. Several old people discussed, let each family prepare a big pot, make dough hard, make the cake as thick as possible, and cook it carefully with fire. As a result, such a special pie was branded. From then on, the big, thick, fragrant and sweet cake has been famous ever since.
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