Eight Treasures of Yunnan is another Yunnan specialty "cake" that is to a traditional cake as the meat pie is to a dessert pie, i.e., it is a cake in name only. Eight Treasures of Yunnan is in fact a snack, but a very filling one, which explains its position as the number 1 snack in Yunnan Province. Eight Treasures of Yunnan is namely an 8-part ensemble "cake" consisting of the following:
One small stuffed-ham crescent-shaped bread roll
One small crispy roll stuffed with pureed meat
One small crispy roll stuffed with roasted sesame seed
One small crispy roll stuffed with roasted peanuts
One small crispy roll stuffed with sautéed mushrooms
One small crispy roll stuffed with pickled rutabaga
One small hard-crusted sweet cake