Horseshoe Shaobing

Horseshoe Shaobing

　　Horseshoe Shaobing is a food made primarily from flour, vegetable oil, and sesame, baked in a specially designed oven. It originated in the regions of Huimin and Shanghe and was named "Horseshoe Shaobing" because of its horseshoe-like shape. It is also called Hanging Oven Sesame Cake due to the type of oven used.

　　Legend has it that during Emperor Qianlong’s southern tour, Horseshoe Shaobing was presented as a tribute to the emperor and was highly praised by both him and his ministers. The Qing Dynasty folk art painting manuscript "Colorful Illustrations of Beijing Life" features an image titled “Enjoying Hanging Oven Sesame Cakes.” The original caption reads: “The maker uses a clay oven with firewood burning inside, an iron chain hanging from the beam, and makes the cakes from white flour, sprinkled with sesame seeds, placing them on the iron plate inside the clay oven where they cook quickly. These are called Hanging Oven Sesame Cakes.” This indicates that this type of Hanging Oven Sesame Cake was being sold as early as the Qing Dynasty.

　　Source: Shandong Provincial Information Network