Huaiyuan Frozen Cake

Huaiyuan Frozen Cake

　　Frozen Cake — created during the Republic of China era by Chef Jiang Zhongyu from Huaiyuan Town, hence known as Jiang Sanmazi’s Frozen Cake. Its production technique is traditional and unique. First, rice is soaked and ground into a slurry, then glutinous rice scalded with boiling water is steamed until cooked. The two are then mixed together, fermented in a vat, and finally combined with raw lard and brown sugar. Wrapped in corn husks, it is then steamed over high heat and served fresh. The finished product is pale white to slightly yellow in color, moist and soft, richly elastic, fluffy and crumbly, oily yet not greasy, sweet with a hint of sourness.