Pastries from Daoxiangcun Chinese pastries come in all shapes Wholesale Andre Dawson Jersey , colors, sizes and tastes, and it’s not an easy task to categorize the regional sweets or savory treats the same way Western cuisine does.
Original Chinese bakery houses like Daoxiangcun, Xinghualou or Kee Wah Bakery are now considered a time-honored “heritage” of Chinese culinary traditions.
Some bakeries not only sell the well-known biscuits, cakes and tarts Wholesale Jose Fernandez Jersey , but also deli items like cooked meats or dishes like wontons, dumplings and steamed buns. To see how popular these treats are, just stop by the Xinghualou store on Fuzhou Road on a weekend morning and see how long the lines are.
Pastries are an indispensable part of the Chinese lifestyle. The Chinese cuisine has evolved significantly over the course of history and so have the traditional pastries.
Among the classic bakery labels that still thrive today is Daoxiangcun, the “emperor” of the Chinese pastry kingdom.
There are two Daoxiangcun trademarks in China: the 121-year-old Beijing Daoxiangcun and the 244-year-old Suzhou Daoxiangcun. The two companies are currently involved in court battle after one consumer mistakenly purchased the Suzhou company’s products in Beijing this March. Both companies have filed lawsuits for the sole ownership of the name.
But the name Daoxiangcun, which translates into “village with rice fragrance Cheap Wei-Yin Chen Jersey ,” is also the name of the residence of Li Wan, the elder sister-in-law of Jia Baoyu in Cao Xueqin’s novel “Dream of the Red Chamber.”
The Suzhou Daoxiangcun originated in 1773 and now specializes in Suzhou-style pastries like mooncakes, victory cakes and sesame cakes with pine nuts and jujube filling. The company sells more than 100 types of traditional food including deli items like smoked fish.