Suide Oil Momo

Suide Oil Momo

　　1. A local delicacy from Suide. It is small, pancake-shaped with a tiny hole in the center. Made by frying a mixture of potatoes, wheat flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, and other grains. It has a sweet and delicious taste.

　　2. Round and ring-shaped, it turns golden yellow like ancient coins when fried. In Yan’an folk culture, it symbolizes wealth and good fortune. The yellow millet is ground and sifted finely, and the dough is scalded with boiling glutinous rice soup, then left to ferment on a heated kang (bed-stove). Once fermented, small round pieces with holes in the middle are formed, then deep-fried until reddish-brown. Oil momo is commonly seen during festivals, family gatherings, or when entertaining guests, especially at wedding banquets. It is typically served with a side of powdered soup, which enhances its flavor. The oil momo is golden in color, soft and delicate, and does not discolor or spoil easily over time.

　　13. Yellow Momo is made by mixing glutinous rice and yellow millet in proportion, soaking and grinding them before stir-frying in a pan. After cooling, yeast dough is added, and once fermented, it is steamed. Yellow momo has a distinctive sweet aroma unique to yellow millet, loved by all and never tiresome even when eaten often. Sometimes it is also filled with fillings, usually consisting mainly of boiled soybeans and dates.