Jihong Cake

Jihong Cake

　　Jihong Cake is one of the famous local specialties of Yongchun County in southern Fujian. It has a fresh and refreshing taste, excellent texture, and delicious aroma, making it an ideal gift. Commonly known as "bride’s candy," Jihong, as the name suggests, conveys wishes for lovers to be united, for love to last forever, and for a lifetime of happiness together. The ingredients for Jihong Cake are simple—just glutinous rice, white sugar, and kumquats. Jihong Cake is tender, sweet, fragrant, and elastic, leaving a pleasant aftertaste of kumquat that makes it a great pairing with tea. Beyond symbolizing steadfast love, Yongchun’s Jihong Cake has also crossed oceans, becoming a sweet and nostalgic treat that evokes homesickness among the millions of overseas Chinese from southern Fujian.