Taining Zhuangyuan Cake

Taining Zhuangyuan Cake

　　Zhuangyuan Cake

　　A specialty snack from Taining. Preparation method: High-quality glutinous rice is soaked, washed, steamed, then pounded in a stone mortar to make cake dough. The dough is shaped into small balls the size of ping-pong balls, then coated with a mixture of roasted and ground soybeans, peanuts, and sesame seeds (with sugar added to the powder mixture), and finally mixed with scallion-infused lard to complete the cake. Its characteristics: light yellow color, sweet flavor, and a texture that is suitably soft yet chewy.