Traditional Food of Spring Festival: Haitang Cake

STORY: Traditional Food of Spring Festival: Haitang Cake DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of processes of making Haitang Cake (courtesy of Songjiang Convergence Media Center) STORYLINE: Many Shanghai Songjiang natives have the same unforgettable childhood memories: holding their mother's hand to buy Haitang cakes. Biting into the sweet and glutinous Haitang cake could always make one feel happy. Haitang cake, a baked pastry made of flour, filled with red bean paste and sugar, is a traditional Shanghai snack. Shen Songtang is a pastry master at Songjiang Vocational School. He uses stamping molds to make lovely rabbit patterns on Haitang cakes so that the traditional food not only tastes delicious but also looks cute. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)