Ask a specialty of Xi 'an, and come in familiar with Xi 'an.

if there are leaves wrapped outside, it's called zongzi.

If it is cut with a knife and eaten in a bowl or a plate, it is called a glutinous rice cake (four sounds of jing and one sound of gao)

Related introduction:

Materials for making glutinous rice and red dates are appropriate.

Introduction of retort cake:

retort cake is a unique flavor snack in Xi 'an and Guanzhong area, which is made by steaming glutinous rice and red dates on an iron retort, hence the name. This snack has a long history. Retort is a very old steamer in ancient China, which is made of pottery, copper and iron, etc. After folk inheritance, the iron retort has been preserved to this day, and the sticky cake steamed with it has a unique flavor.

The characteristics of retort pouch:

Red and white, bright color, soft and smooth, sweet and mellow.

Teach you how to make a rice cake, how to make a rice cake

1. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in clear water for 2-3 hours, and dig out the water when the rice heart is open. Wash red dates.

2. spread a layer of red dates on the bottom of the iron retort, spread a layer of rice on the red dates, then spread a layer of red dates, add another layer of rice, spread a layer of red dates for 3-4 layers, and spread red dates on the top layer, the number of red dates is more than that of the next few layers, then cover it, steam it with high fire for about 2 hours, and then steam it with low fire for 5-6 hours.

The main points of making retort pouch:

1. Soak the rice in water until it is soft and thorough, and there should be no hard core;

2. when steaming, use strong fire first, without adding water, and when heating with low fire, add water once every 1.5 hours or so, but the amount of water added each time should not be too much, so as not to dry the pan at the bottom.