Shanzhagao (Chinese: 山楂糕, Pinyin: shānzhāgāo) 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
editThe 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] Sugar is also typically added during the paste stage.[3][4]
Traditional medicine
editChinese hawthorn berries have been believed to benefit health in Chinese traditional medicine since the Tang dynasty.[5] It is particularly believed to benefit the heart and digestive system.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "苹果山楂糕~甜软可口". www.xiachufang.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Zhang, Juan; Chai, Xiaoyun; Zhao, Fenglan; Hou, Guige; Meng, Qingguo (2022-09-15). "Food Applications and Potential Health Benefits of Hawthorn". Foods. 11 (18): 2861. doi:10.3390/foods11182861. ISSN 2304-8158. PMC 9498108. PMID 36140986.
- ^ "Hawthorn (Crataegus): Food and Medicine In China". www.itmonline.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.