Although the store is small, the food tastes good and the portions are plentiful, and the business can be regarded as supporting the family. I heard from the old people that my grandfather had a very good voice. At Yongji Bridge (Laocaishikou), you can hear it clearly in the area around the South Temple of Huangdaokou.
My grandfather Guo Shutuo had five sons and three daughters. My great uncle (third generation) Guo Yuncai ran the business with his father when he was eight years old. Because of his father's illness, he went to the streets alone when he was twelve years old. He worked hard all his life.
My fifth uncle (three generations) Guo Yunwu (the third child at home) also inherited his father's business and is still in business today.
My uncle's third brother, Guo Jiande, (fourth generation) (the third son of Guo Yuncai) inherited his father's business and devoted himself to research, carried forward and inherited it, and has also operated it for many years.
Guo Tongtong, (five generations) (daughter of Guo Jianlu, third son of Guo Shucheng's second son Guo Yunlin's family, Jianlu) worships his uncle Guo Jiande as his teacher, inherits Guo Ji's century-old heritage of sweets, and continues to carry forward!
Guo's Cake is made from the above-mentioned rice and processed into noodles. It is white and delicate, has a sweet taste, and the production process is delicate and elegant. The dry cake is soft and palatable, easy to digest, and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. It is a delicious Han snack. Cakes were first created in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Guo's century-old history of making cakes is the longest and the taste is the most authentic.
Guo's Cake is particularly elastic, and it feels like coarse grains when you eat it, but it still has the glutinous strength like glutinous rice. The biscuits must be eaten while they are hot, so that the taste is the best! Traditional white rice noodles maintain the traditional classic taste.
The biggest difference between Guo's dried cakes and other dried cakes is that the taste is more waxy and smooth, and it is unique. It is very popular among the local people. After more than a hundred years, it is still a special delicacy that everyone loves.
Authentic Guo's cakes are still made by hand with traditional techniques, the real old tradition, old craftsmanship, and old taste!
Author: Guo Qingqing
