Ding Sheng Gao, the thousand-year-old blessing sealed by Hangzhou people with a touch of light red pastry. Beginning with the Southern Song Dynasty anti-gold legend, the people with the word "victory" two words of pastry to inspire soldiers, now become the entrance examination, housewarming, marriage auspicious symbol, glutinous sweet hidden in the "invincible" confidence.
1. How to eat
Hot and cold food: hot cake body is soft, cold food is more Q bomb, it is recommended to have breakfast in the early morning, with West Lake lotus root noodles more authentic.
Creative collocation: Break open the cake body, sandwich a slice of salted egg yolk or ham slices, and collide with salty and sweet to unlock the hidden way to eat.
2. Tips
Best time: 7-9 a.m. (the softest glutinous steamed oven)
Per capita consumption: 5-20 yuan (5 yuan for a single purchase in the old store, about 20 yuan for a gift box)
Transportation: Jiang Shunfa (300 meters walk from Exit D of Wushan Square Station of Metro Line 7), Zhiweiguan (LongXiangqiao Station of Metro Line 1)
3. Trivia
The mold of Ding Sheng Gao is engraved with the word "Ding Sheng", which needs to be dyed with special red yeast rice, and the ancient process has been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The beauty of Ding Sheng Gao lies in the taste of "glutinous but not sweet and greasy", in the blessing of the word "Ding Sheng", and more importantly, in the deep binding of its life with Hangzhou people. When you come to Hangzhou, don't forget to bring a box of Dingsheng Cakes, and let the millennium blessing bless your journey!
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