In Wenxi, Shanxi Province, artisans are mixing flour, folklore, and ✨next-level creativity✨ to craft huamo flower buns for Lunar New Year celebrations. This year’s star? Majestic horse-shaped designs galloping onto dining tables as edible symbols of prosperity. 🍞🎨
"These buns aren’t just food—they’re 1,000-year-old stories we knead by hand," says local baker Li Mei, whose vibrant creations blend natural dyes with intricate patterns. Recognized as a national cultural heritage item, the tradition has Gen Z foodies snapping Instagram reels of dragon-shaped steamers and peony-petaled rolls. 📱🌺
With the Year of the Horse bringing extra buzz, workshops across Shanxi are teaching visitors to mold dough into galloping stallions—because why settle for basic cookies when you can bite into history? 🐴💨
