Shanghainese Sweet Snacks

 There are so many choices from the stores at The Old Town. I bought a few different things to try.

Among all the snacks, I love 一合酥 (crispy cakes) the most. It is some sort of small cakes with white sesame and taste sweet and crispy. It was originally a snack from Northern China and becomes popular nationally since The Three Kingdoms (220AD).

在"三國演義"中有一段文字記載:十七年，賽北送一合酥至。曹操品之，其大悅。親提筆“一合酥”三字於盒上，置於案頭。楊修入見之，竟取匙與眾分食。眾問其故，修答曰：“盒上明書一人一口酥於此，豈敢違丞相之命乎？”眾大喜，一掃而淨。" 一合酥因為曹操的題詞就此成名，此後成為宮廷的貢品，流傳下來。