Ash Juice Cake
During the Double Ninth Festival, it is a local custom in Songyang to make ash juice thousand-layer cake. Glutinous rice flour is mixed with lye water or loofah leaf juice to form a paste, which is then steamed layer by layer in a steamer basket—each thin layer poured and steamed until the basket is full. The layers are distinct and can be easily separated once cooked. The cake carries the auspicious meaning of “all things going well and growing taller year after year.” Ash juice thousand-layer cake can be served with various seasonings, pan-fried, or made into a soup.
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