Xiangcheng sesame cake making process, Suzhou City's third batch of Qianshengyuan jujube paste sesame cake making process expansion project, Suzhou City's fifth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage representative project list of traditional skills project. Xiangcheng, formerly known as Xiangcheng, has the same roots and origins as the ancient city of Suzhou. It has a long history. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was one of the four major towns in Changzhou County, Suzhou Prefecture, and enjoyed the reputation of "the first town outside Loumen, Gusu". The cultural heritage is very profound, and there are many traditional crafts hidden among the people, and Xiangcheng sesame cake is one of them. Xiangcheng sesame cake was first produced in the Xiangcheng Lao Dafang tea and snack shop opened by Qian Heming in the third year of the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty (1911). Because the owner ranked first in the Qian family, it was named "Lao Dafang". The store is located at the south end of Yikou Bridge, Hexi Street, Xiangcheng. It is a self-production and self-selling enterprise with a shop in front and a workshop in the back. It produces a series of candy and pastry foods mainly based on sesame cakes. And created a unique process for making sesame cakes, and explored three key technologies: one is making cake skins. "Thin skin without cracking, lots of fillings without excess"; second, making the fillings. "Sweet but not greasy, oily but not greasy"; third, making the cakes. "Shaped like a full moon, ivory-like color". This is a major feature of Xiangcheng sesame cakes, a unique feature. With lots of delicious fillings, you never get tired of eating them, and a long aftertaste, Xiangcheng sesame cakes are the best among sesame cakes, selling well in Suzhou and Shanghai, and exported to Hong Kong and Macau. In 1952, at the local specialty exhibition in southern Jiangsu, Xiangcheng sesame cakes sold tens of thousands of pieces a day, and the supply was in short supply, making them famous. In 1991, Xiangcheng sesame cakes won the title of "Jiangsu Province Food Quality Product". In 1999, it won the second place in the evaluation of "Suzhou's most popular local specialty food" and was listed as a recommended food at the 3rd China International Food and Processing Technology Expo hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology. At present, the companies producing sesame cakes in Xiangcheng include Lao Dafang, Renheyuan, Qian Heming, Xiangcheng, Ma Yuangen and other food factories. Registered trademarks include "Chenghe Brand", "Xiangcheng Brand", "Jihe Brand" and so on. Xiangcheng sesame cake is a general term for various sesame cakes, all of which have traditional characteristics and each has its own merits. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)