My hometown is in Funing, Yancheng, where Funing is rich in cakes. The pie is made of glutinous rice, white as snow, soft as clouds, sweet as honey, moist and smooth, suitable for all ages, and it is the most famous food in my hometown.
Don't underestimate Funing cake. According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, the magistrate of Funing paid tribute to the emperor with the local famous spot-Funing pie. Ganlong was full of praise after eating it. Seeing that Funing cake is as white as jade and looks like a jade belt, it was named "Jade Belt Cake". In our hometown, Funing pie contains the meaning of good luck and rising step by step. Therefore, in the wedding festival and New Year, we should borrow Funing cake to pray. It is said that there is a custom of "don't eat pie and don't talk" on New Year's Day!
As a traditional food, Funing cake has simple packaging. A big rectangular cake, wrapped in rose red paper, looks bright and festive. In the middle of the red paper stood four thick black official characters "Funing pie". Look carefully, the big cake is 25 cm long, 10 cm wide and 5 cm thick. For the convenience of everyone, it has been evenly cut into 2 mm thick slices. With the development of the times, Funing pie has designed modern packaging to meet everyone's needs. I saw five or six big cakes sealed in a small transparent plastic bag, each bag is only the size of a palm, small and exquisite, hygienic and convenient, which is most suitable for us greedy cats.
There are many ways to eat Funing cake! Grandma likes to fry a big cake in the pot and enjoy its crispness and freshness. I saw that she skillfully picked it up from the middle of the big cake with chopsticks, and then put it into the oil to shape it. The fried rice cake is exquisite, just like a golden butterfly dancing! I like to tear Funing cake into small pieces and stuff it into my mouth, chew it slowly and enjoy its soft and sweet taste, leaving a fragrance on my lips and teeth. At this time, it became a veritable "hand-torn cake".
It's far from home, so you can only bring some Funing cakes when your family comes to Xu. I only took a little this year, and I really can't bear to eat it!