Shifeng Big Glutinous Rice Cake

Last updated 2026-11-10 — In the western countryside of Pingjiang, it is customary to pound glutinous rice into cakes during the Spring Festival, but the big glutinous rice cakes from the Shifeng area are especially distinctive. The process involves selecting premium glutinous rice, washing it clean, steaming it into rice, then pounding it thoroughly in a stone mortar with a wooden mallet until it becomes soft and sticky. It is then shaped into large rounds about one foot in diameter and one to two inches thick. Once air-dried and hardened, the cakes can be cut into pieces for eating. They can be pan-fried or roasted over a fire. The texture is crispy yet soft, with an enticing aroma. The big glutinous rice cakes can be stored in a water tank, kept submerged in clean water, and remain fresh, flavorful, and uncontaminated from the Spring Festival all the way to the Dragon Boat Festival.