Jianyang rice pancake

Jianyang Rice Cake is a specialty of Jianyang Town, jianhu county, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. The raw material of Jianyang rice cake is made of rice rich in dangqu, a water town The rice cakes out of the pot are tender and tender, soft and fragrant, and melt in the mouth, so the food is not greasy. Rice cakes, commonly known as "imperial cakes", are made by almost all rural housewives in Jianhu area. They should be mixed with cooked paste and fermented a little before they can be cooked in a pot. Among them, Jianyang rice cake tastes special, with white surface and small holes, which can roll up several layers of skin, soft and refreshing, and the cake cake is brown, crisp and sweet, which is good for the stomach and easy to digest, and is loved by all ages. In addition to the above characteristics, this cake has an intriguing cake history. It is said that Lu Xiufu, Cheng Xiang at the end of the Song Dynasty, had a close relationship with rice cakes. Xiufu was weaned early when he was a child, and he was fed several kinds of cakes, but he was not satisfied with his stomach. Only when he was fed rice cakes, he was willing to eat them without causing diarrhea, and he gradually developed the habit of loving them. When Lu Gong entered the school in, he still liked to eat rice cakes, and even became addicted to them. In order to cherish his study time, he often didn't go home for dinner, and he loved to put rice cakes in his arms. When he was hungry, he used them to satisfy his hunger. Later, he went to other places to study. Once he returned to his hometown, he always asked his family to make some rice cakes and bake them into biscuits so that he could take them with him. After becoming an official, he often used rice cakes for breakfast, and often entertained relatives and guests with rice cakes. Even the emperor was full of praise for eating them, and he was given the title of "Imperial Cake". Nowadays, in the cooked food in the water town, rice cakes are still listed as the top cakes, which are enduring and very popular.
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