Chen's sesame seed cake

Chen's sesame seed cake is a traditional dish from Shuijing Lane in Xifeng County. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Mazi from Shandong founded a sesame seed cake shop in Xifeng, and later passed on the recipes to the local Chen family. From then on, the dish was called Chen's sesame seed cake. 

The dish adopts exquisite tools and unique craftsmanship. The oven is a cylindrical, the furnace looks like a jar: large above and small below. In addition, the bottom of the furnace has a flame bridge where a charcoal fire is placed. The cakes are made by repeatedly kneading fine flour, and then filling it with tasty foods such as pork stuffing, sugar, pastry, shallots. to make raw cakes. White sugar water and sesame seeds are added the surface, and a little water is applied to the bottom. The chef then presses the raw cakes onto the inner wall of the oven, closes the oven and they begin to bake. After the cakes are cooked, a ladle must be used to take them out. 

Chen's sesame seed cakes are divided into four types: salty, sweet, meat and crispy. The salty sesame seed cake is rectangular in shape, and fragrant. The sweet one is round in shape, and crispy. The meat  cake tastes crispy and fragrant, with a long aftertaste. The crispy  cake is yellow, slightly sweet and chewy. The dish is easy to store and carry, and it can still maintain the original flavor after being stored for several days. Therefore, it is a good product for shopping and a good gift for relatives and friends.