Rice slurry cake (a specialty of Zhangping, Fujian)

Introduction to Rice Paste Cake

Rice Paste Cake is a traditional Han style snack from Zhangping, Fujian Province. As the name suggests, it is steamed with rice paste. Grind early rice and water into rice slurry, add borax, alkali, and salt to water, mix well with rice slurry, and boil; Mix shredded pork, sliced shiitake mushrooms, scallions, white sugar, refined salt, and other ingredients to make filling, then steam until cooked

It has a fragrant aroma in the mouth and a smooth and tender taste. Paired with a bowl of sweet and delicious winter melon and duck soup, you can eat several pieces in one breath, full but not greasy. It can also be fried or boiled, with a wide variety of eating methods

Hold a piece in your hand and dip it in a bowl of garlic paste, spicy sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar dipping sauce to eat. The mouth is filled with the fragrance of scallion oil and has an incredibly soft texture

Method of making rice paste cake

◆ Grind early rice and water into rice paste

◆ Add borax, alkali, and salt to clean water, mix well with rice slurry, and boil; Make filling with shredded pork, sliced mushrooms, scallions, white sugar, refined salt, etc

◆ Add the filling to the rice slurry, stir evenly, scoop it into the gauze basket, cover the pot, steam over high heat

◆ After steaming one layer, remove the lid and scoop in rice slurry, add one layer and cook one layer, repeat the cycle

◆ Serve with scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce or cilantro, garlic paste, etc