Maoji

Maoji pastry shop was founded in the early twentieth century and continues to handcraft sesame cakes using traditional recipes.

Changzhou sesame cakes are known for their layered texture — crispy outside and soft inside — a must-buy souvenir.

The sesame cake is made by folding an oil-dough into a water-oil wrapper again and again to build layers, then loaded with white sesame and baked — yielding the crisp shell and soft, flaky interior.