Pinghe Pillow Cake

Pinghe Pillow Cake

　　The pillow cake is made with carefully selected ingredients and a unique recipe. It uses premium flour, high-quality lard, white winter melon strips, refined maltose, as well as shanzhi (a type of citrus) and fried scallions. The production involves five steps: ingredient selection, filling preparation, molding, baking, and packaging. Each pack weighs one liang (approximately 50 grams) and is wrapped in two layers with two steamed bamboo leaves in between. Thanks to the bamboo leaves’ ability to preserve freshness, prevent moisture, and block oil, once opened, the cake gives off the fragrance of bamboo leaves, with a crisp, sweet, soft, and delicious taste that is highly favored by people in southern Fujian. When family and friends gather together, brewing a pot of fragrant oolong tea and serving a few packs of pillow cakes make for a uniquely delightful experience of sipping tea, tasting snacks, and catching up on old times.