Six Streets Sesame Cakes

Six Streets Sesame Cakes

　　Six Streets Sesame Cakes

　　Anyone who grew up in Luquan knows: the best sesame cakes are found in Six Streets of Huolu Town.

　　In Six Streets, located on a small street on the southern bank of the Taiping River, there are several sesame cake shops. Every one of them makes cakes that are truly delicious. Of course, only one is the real deal, but I can’t say for sure which one it is—but that’s not really the point. The point is, every shop’s cakes are delicious. They stay fresh for up to a month at home and still taste just as good as when they were freshly bought—fragrant and flaky. I’ve tried many sesame cakes from other places, but none compare to those from Six Streets. Many of those other cylinder-fired cakes harden quickly after you bring them home and are best eaten fresh out of the oven. But Six Streets cakes are different. I often buy them to take home for my toothless elderly relatives.

　　It’s said that the dough for Six Streets sesame cakes is made using an age-old broth from boiling meat, while others claim it’s made with premium vegetable oil. Of course, these are trade secrets—I wouldn’t know for sure.