The exquisite dragon and phoenix are auspicious, the round small lucky bag, the festive koi and magpie, and the beautiful birthday peach and pomegranate...
Do you think this is a prop?
No, no, these are all "happy buns" that you can eat.
In Pingliang, Gansu, people will pre-book a set of "Happy Buns" that fit the theme in advance when they encounter birthdays, children's birthdays, weddings and other happy events in their family, which are festive and auspicious, meaning good.
The skillful cook uses white-faced buns to make various allegorical shapes, such as magpies, goldfish, longevity peaches, lucky pigs, flowers, etc., and then use edible pigments to color them. Large sets have 10-12 pieces, and small sets 5 to 6 pieces.
The style is unique and the colors are diverse. The price of each set ranges from 200 yuan to 500 yuan, depending on the complexity of the single product production and modeling.
You can also watch it after natural air drying, and a skilled cook can make a big set in one day.
(Yang Kai Gaoying)
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]