Coastal Water Glutinous Rice Cake

Coastal Water Glutinous Rice Cake

　　Coastal Water Glutinous Rice Cake

　　Water glutinous rice cake is an essential "New Year cake" made by coastal residents in Huidong during the Spring Festival. The basic steps of making it are as follows: Soak and rinse the glutinous rice thoroughly in clean water, steam it in a rice steamer, then place it in a mortar and continuously pound and roll it until the sticky rice becomes uniform and fine. Then take it out and shape it into “large cakes” weighing about one jin each. Because this water glutinous rice cake is made from glutinous rice, it tends to crack when dried, so it must be preserved by soaking in water. Change the water every few days, and it can be stored for several months. When eating, cut it into small pieces, which can be pan-fried or stir-fried, either salty or sweet as you prefer. A popular way coastal people eat it nowadays is to mix the pan-fried water glutinous rice cake with a topping made by stir-frying fresh meat, eel, shrimp, mushrooms, celery, garlic, and other ingredients, resulting in a unique flavor.