Dandong Koreans dagao

Korean cake is made of glutinous rice and beaten with a glutinous rice mallet. It can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Dandong. It is really a rare food that is sticky, sweet, delicious and crystal clear. Introduction: When making, (1) firstly, wash the glutinous rice, soak it in clear water for more than ten hours until it can be crushed with your fingers, and then take it out and filter it dry. (2) Immediately put the rice in a steamer and steam it for more than half an hour with a big fire. (3) Put the steamed glutinous rice on the chopping block, beat it with a mallet and turn it over, and wipe the chopping block with water while turning it over. Otherwise, the cake will stick to the chopping block and cannot be turned over. The more evenly it is beaten, the better. Generally, it is advisable to beat the rice grains out of sight. (4) Finally, sprinkle with bean paste or cooked bean noodles to eat. If you like sweets, you can dip them in sugar; If you like salt, you can add salt. This cake is sticky and delicious, and it tastes fragrant. Now, in Baoshan Korean Village, Shihugou Township, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, this interesting picture of life can be seen when guests receive visitors. There are generally two kinds of cakes: one is white cakes made of glutinous rice, and the other is yellow cakes made of yellow rice. The method of making cakes is: first, soak rice in water for a period of time, then take it out and steam it in a pot. Put the steamed rice in a wooden or stone trough and beat it repeatedly with a mallet. Generally, two people stand face to face at the edge of the trough and beat each other alternately, or one person beats, and one person flips the cake dough below to beat it evenly. As a result, a cake with delicate fragrance and palatability was made. Korean people like to eat cakes with a long history. Caking is an essential food on the table on major festive days such as New Year's Day, the birthday of the elderly, the birthday of children, and wedding celebrations. Therefore, once you see a woman who is happily busy making cakes, you will know that there must be something happy in this family. Cake-making is not only used for eating or entertaining guests, but also a gift from relatives and friends. At the same time, making cakes also has the function of health care. A Korean proverb "Eating cakes in summer is like eating small ginseng" illustrates this point.
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