Cakes and breads – Thomas David DuBois

Chestnut gao 栗糕 (17th century)

Fairly easy to make once you get the proportions right

“In the mouth” crisps 到口酥 (17th century)

The combination of butter, sugar and flour came out great

Salt and Sichuan pepper cakes 椒盐饼(17th century)

An adventure in fried dough

San 糝: 3,000-year-old rice cakes (10th century BCE)

I made these using a cup of cooked rice that I smashed up with a mortar and pestle into a sticky paste