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Shanzhagao (Chinese: 山楂糕) or hawthorn cake is a Chinese snack food made from the Chinese hawthorn, Crataegus pinnatifida. Shanzhagao is red in color and has a gummy texture. It is typically cut into cubes.
Process
The red dessert is usually made by cooking hawthorn berries and blending or pounding them into a paste. The paste is then cooked again and placed in a dish to set into a gelatin-like state[1][2]. Because hawthorn is rich in pectin, its paste can solidify naturally without other ingredients.[3] Sugar is also typically added during the paste stage.[4][5]
Traditional Medicine
Chinese hawthorn berries have been believed to benefit health in Chinese traditional medicine since the Tang dynasty[6]. Shanzhagao is one of many ways to consume the fruit as it is believed to specifically improve digestion and cardiovascular health.[7]
See Also
References
- ^ "山楂糕的做法_菜谱_香哈网". www.xiangha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "苹果山楂糕~甜软可口". www.xiachufang.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "山楂糕". 百度百科. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "山楂糕". www.xiachufang.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "山楂糕的做法_菜谱_香哈网". www.xiangha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Cheng, Ming-En; Peng, Hua-Sheng (November 2011). "Development of the origin and application of shanza in ancient and modern". Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi (Beijing, China: 1980). 41 (6): 336–338. ISSN 0255-7053. PMID 22335842.
- ^ "百度安全验证". wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.