Dai-style Fried Rice Crisps

Dai-style Fried Rice Crisps

　　"Fried Rice Crisps" (deep-fried puffed rice candy): Before the annual Water-Splashing Festival, the Dai people of Shuangjiang make "Fried Rice Crisps." The specific method is as follows: soak high-quality glutinous rice in cold water, rinse it clean, then steam it in a steamer until cooked. Shape it into flat cakes, sun-dry them until they are about 30% dry, then soak them in brown sugar syrup, and dry them again in the sun. This soaking and drying process is repeated two or three times. Then, the sugar-soaked dried rice cakes are deep-fried in fragrant oil until crispy, resulting in the final product. The Dai-style Fried Rice Crisps are fragrant, crispy, sweet, golden in color, rich yet not greasy, making them a delicious treat to serve guests.