🍽️ Huangshan Sesame Cake

Preserved mustard filling, crisp and savory.

Huangshan Sesame Cake, nicknamed crab-shell yellow for its toasted orange-gold hue, is a traditional snack of the Huangshan area in Anhui. Wrapped in a lard-enriched flaky dough, each cake is filled with preserved mustard greens and diced fat pork, coated in sesame seeds and baked until puffed. The tiny rounds shatter into crisp layers at the bite, revealing a savory, slightly sweet, moist but not greasy filling. Flaky lamination and oven heat define its quality, and it tastes best straight from the bake. Carried by locals on mountain hikes and by tourists as souvenirs, its rich, crunchy savor reflects the rustic baking tradition of Huizhou.