Dessert originated in Egypt and Greece. As early as 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt, snacks appeared as sacrifices. Commonly used raw materials are flour, milk, butter, sugar, cream, chocolate, raw fruit, nuts and so on. Mainly baked at high temperature in the oven.

Dessert has a long history in China. The Book of Songs says: "The second day, the ice rushes, and the third day, it is collected in Lingyin." It shows that in the Shang Dynasty as far back as 3000 years ago, people stored ice cubes in the dead of winter for summer use. In the late Tang Dynasty, in order to attract business, merchants added sugar to ice cubes to attract customers. In the Song Dynasty, there were more kinds of cold food in China. For example, in Beijing and Bianjing markets, "Zi Yuan with ice and sugar" was sold, and in Lin 'an Street in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Mei Huajiu soaked in snow" was sold. Merchants in the Yuan Dynasty added honey and pearl powder to ice. When Kublai Khan was in power, he began to produce ice cream. In order to keep the secret of the production process, he also issued an edict prohibiting making ice cream outside the king's room.