The thing is like this, because there is a colleague from Chaoshan next to me, which also gives me, who has been living in Chengdu, the opportunity to see a different food culture. Sometimes I will laugh at her for not being able to eat spicy food, but look at it the other way around. , they love making soup and seafood, and they always have delicious food. Today I learned about a new food - Kueh! Of course, I was also educated, and by the way, I also introduced this kind of delicacy to my friends.
"Chaoshan people love to eat rice cakes." Judging from the glyph shape of the cake, one rice and one fruit. In my opinion, it is a variety of snacks made from rice. Looking deeper, the cake has a history of more than 500 years in Chaoshan. Every household will make the cake all year round. There are all kinds of Kueh to eat, and Kueh also appears in various occasions and is loved by the people of Chaoshan.
What exactly is Kueh? In the words of Chaoshan friends, any food made with rice noodles, flour and potato starch can be called "kueh", so you can see crystal clear cakes, and you can also see cakes like leaf cake , like kueh like fat cake or kueh like leek box , the methods are different and the fillings are different, resulting in different shapes and different tastes of kueh. The only thing that remains unchanged is the delicious taste.
Kueh is not only eaten during sacrifices, but also in various seasons. Kueh is eaten during festivals, meals and tea, and different kueh have different meanings. For example, rat kueh is printed in the shape of a peach to express the pursuit of health and longevity; red peach kueh is dyed red to represent good luck and good luck. The symbol of rice cakes: fermented and steamed rice cakes, which symbolizes prosperity and long-term development.
In Chaoshan, the most commonly seen rice cakes include rat cake, radish cake, sweet cake, fa cake, Pu Zhi cake, garden cake, riceless cake, pingpong cake, you cake, and red peach cake. Kueh. Today I will introduce to you some types of ‘kueh’.
Rat rice cake is made from picked hamgrass , washed and dried, then boiled into soup. The soup is mixed with glutinous rice flour to make rice cake skin. The fillings can be adjusted by yourself, including bean paste and shiitake mushroom minced meat. All can be done, then use a specific mold to shape it and then steam it. The color is also green.
Carrot cake is also called cabbage cake. Its main ingredients are white radish shreds and rice noodles. Mushrooms and dried shrimps can also be added to it. The prepared carrot cake can be steamed or fried. It has a soft texture and a good taste.
Personally, I think sweet cakes are a bit like pounded glutinous rice cakes , except that they are made of glutinous rice and white sugar. They need to be steamed for a long time, and the production process is also time-consuming, so there is a reason why sweet cakes are delicious. It can be eaten cold or hot. It can be wrapped in egg liquid and fried. It is also very delicious.
Fat cake is actually a bit like the fat cake we eat. It is made from fermented glutinous rice flour and steamed with sugar. The color of the hair cake is also rich, and the surface of the well-made hair cake will be raised and cracked, just like a flower, and the shape is also very beautiful.
Rice-free rice cake is made of sweet potato flour. The surface is crystal clear. It shows different colors depending on the fillings. You can clearly see the ingredients inside. It is also called crystal bag . This The cake is really beautiful and delicious, no wonder everyone likes it.
In addition to traditional craftsmanship, various molds are also used to make rice cakes to make their shapes more varied. People in Chaoshan love to eat rice cakes, which is a food culture deeply engraved in their hearts. I also hope that everyone can have a deeper understanding of the delicious snack "Kui". I have the opportunity to eat "kueh" in Chaoshan.
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