Seeing that everyone agreed to eat the Rose Mirror Cakes first, Tang Xi began to cut the cakes on the plates. The palm-sized cakes had to be distributed to everyone. Cutting them was a technical job.
It wasn't the first time Tang Xi had done this. Most of the time, there was only one serving in the restaurant …
The reason why Tang Xi handed the cakes to Tang Xi was not only because she had the knife, but also because she was known as Yuan Zhou's number one fangirl. She also had the nickname "Tang Yidao."
Therefore, Tang Xi raised her knife and with a few clean slashes, the Rose Mirror Cake was cut into pieces. Every piece was about the same size, and almost every piece had the same color. She lived up to Tang Yidao's name.
Lillian kept her eyes on the cakes. When Tang Xi announced the start, she immediately reached out her fair hand and started eating.
She must have wiped the cakes with a wet towel before she started. Even though she wouldn't get sick after eating the dirty cakes, she still had to pay attention to her image in public.
Other than the colorful surface of the Rose Mirror Cakes, the rest of the cake was white. The dense white cakes looked very appetizing.
As a traditional street snack in Chang 'an, it used to be sold by peddlers with special poles. Even though it was simple, it was very popular. The saying, "The day is long under the shade of willow trees, and the fragrance of the Mirror Cake Pole" was the best example.
The taste was also quite good. The first taste was the dense and sweet glutinous rice flour. After being mixed with water and steamed with high-temperature steam, the sweet glutinous rice flour was also a little chewy. It was not the kind that required the teeth to bite hard, but it was a little chewy and needed to be chewed. Together with the crispy sesame seeds and crushed peanuts, as well as the sweet green and red silk, the fragrant and sweet glutinous rice cake naturally became rich and colorful.
"Hmm, the sweetness is just right. The taste is mixed but not messy. There are soft and hard flavors. They seem contradictory, but the combination is just right. It's delicious."
Lillian felt that this trip to China had really broadened her horizons. Not only did she open the door to a new world, but she also learned that there were other delicious pastries other than cakes. Her horizons were also enriched.
Even her barren taste buds were so happy that they wanted to dance. Every day was delicious, sweet, and colorful.
Lillian was very fast. She finished the three steps of eating, chewing, and swallowing in a few seconds. Her stomach was a little slow, and she didn't digest it in time. Of course, she didn't have to wait too long.
Even though Lillian was fast, the others weren't slow either. Wu Hai was sitting at the table next to them. They were all old acquaintances and naturally knew each other. If they waited until Wu Hai finished snatching their desks, they naturally wouldn't be able to keep their desks. At most, only Jiang Changxi would be able to keep her portion.
Therefore, Meng Meng and the others also quickly stuffed the food into their mouths and chewed. Although Queen Jiang looked elegant, her movements were not slow at all.
The Eight Treasures Rose Mirror Cake quickly entered his stomach, and the rest of the pastries that were pleasing to his eyes were somewhat ordinary.
No matter how ugly the cake that passed through Yuan Zhou's hands was, no one would think anything of it. They first noticed it because it was very similar to the pastries beside it. The size was similar, but the shape was slightly different.
If one looked closely, they would definitely be different. However, at first glance, they looked quite similar. It was more conspicuous in this plate of pastries that didn't have the same shape.
They both had two sharp ends and a thick middle. One of them had two slightly sleeker ends. Compared to the other with a pointed head, it could be said to be a round head.
"What is this?" Meng Meng observed it carefully. No matter how she looked at it, it looked like a sesame seed cake.
However, it was not quite the same as the sesame seed cake. She was very uncertain. Resisting the urge to take out her phone to search for it, Meng Meng asked the surrounding foodies for help.
It took time to search through her phone. It would be bad if the cake was eaten during this time. This pastry was about the width of three fingers and the length of a palm. It was really not big. Even if there were two pieces, the shape was different. Even if they thought with their toes, they would definitely taste different. It would be a loss to eat either one.
"I don't know." Tang Xi shook her head.
Beside her, Manman and Lillian also shook their heads. Even Queen Jiang shook her head silently. She also didn't know. However, Peach, who had been silent, said, "It should be the Wujiang Overlord Cake."
Peach had eaten the Wujiang Overlord Cake before. As a pastry that was associated with a famous historical figure, it was naturally very famous. However, she had never eaten it before.
She had eaten it when she was on a trip to the Wu River. Back then, it wasn't as exquisite and perfect. It looked ordinary, but every inch of it seemed to be carefully carved. Even the distance between each sesame seed seemed to have been measured with a ruler. It was almost exactly the same.
"I've heard of it. Previously, there was a friend who wanted me to challenge the spicy Overlord Cake to see how many I could eat. However, due to my schedule, I haven't been able to make it. This time, I can make arrangements," Meng Meng said.
"Spicy should be a new taste in recent years. The Wujiang Overlord Cake is mainly sweet, and a few people have salty tastes. I think the one Boss Yuan prepared is salty and sweet."
Peach suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She pointed at the two pieces of pastry that looked very similar.
She suddenly remembered that the tour guide seemed to have introduced the Overlord Cake and its characteristics. However, it was a small stall that she had found herself. The owner had been in business for many years. Even though it was just a small shop, he was very conscientious. Moreover, the supply could not meet the demand. Peach also had to queue for a long time before she was able to get her hands on it.
"It's possible."
The others nodded thoughtfully. Tang Xi took the initiative to wipe the Bamboo Knife with an odorless wet towel. After she felt that it was clean, she began to cut the Overlord Cake.
The Overlord Cake was baked and was similar to ordinary sesame seed cake. Therefore, it was very crispy. When Tang Xi cut it, the few of them really heard a crunching sound. The surface of the crispy shell was cut into pieces, revealing the soft and tough inner core. It was sweet, and dense syrup flowed slowly along the cut.
Because the incision was slightly bumpy, it prevented the syrup from flowing out. However, the aroma spread out. The dense sweetness enveloped everyone, making them feel as if all their pores had been opened up, and they were filled with sweetness from the inside out.
After eating the Rose Mirror Cake, they divided up the Overlord Crispy Cake. Everyone was very familiar with it. Although it was fast, no one fought for a piece.
"Crack, crack."
It was crispy and fragrant. It looked and tasted good. It was sweet but not disgusting, oily but not greasy. Whether it was the shell or the inside, it made people feel very refreshed.
They didn't know how Overlord Chu felt when he ate it, but Mengmeng and the others felt that the Overlord Cake was very delicious. It was crispy and delicious, sweet and natural.
After eating the sweet Overlord Cake and cleaning the Bamboo Knife, Tang Xi sharpened the knife to cut another similar pastry. It was indeed salty.
Unlike the sweet pastry, which had transparent and thick syrup flowing out when it was cut open, the salty pastry was cut open. Other than being moist, there was nothing else inside.
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