Guiyang Bowl-Ear Cake

Guiyang Bowl-Ear Cake

　　Also known as "Children's Cake," Bowl-Ear Cake gets its name from its resemblance to a small teacup and its use of "bowl-ear sugar." It is especially popular among children, hence the name "Children's Cake."

　　With over a hundred years of history, Bowl-Ear Cake is a traditional and well-known snack in Guiyang. It is golden yellow (or sometimes white), elastic, large in size, soft, fragrant, sweet, and has a slightly fermented sweet wine flavor—making it very delicious. The preparation method involves soaking, washing, and grinding rice into a slurry, which is then filtered and fermented. Cooked starch is added along with melted brown sugar that has been filtered, then blended into the prepared rice slurry. Alkali is added, stirred evenly, and steamed into a fully cooked cake.