On the afternoon of January 17, the villagers of Yangshuo Village, Jinbao Township, Yangshuo County, invited each other to sit around and joyfully make their hometown traditional food "Lotus Dumplings" to convey the "New Year's Flavor".
"When we were young, we would make lotus dumplings, oil nuts and rice dumplings at home before the New Year, and now we have done less, but the traditional skills cannot be lost, and they must be passed on." Liu Xiaochun, a 28-year-old villager in Yangshuo Village, said.
"Lotus dumplings" mainly use flour, yellow sugar, sesame seeds and other raw materials, by kneading, rolling the dough, cutting into pieces with a knife, and then kneading by hand into the shape of a lotus, after high temperature frying, the golden lotus dumplings will appear in front of the eyes. Freshly baked lotus dumplings, a bite, always make children linger, chasing and fighting among children seems to be more intense.
Jinbao Township has a deep traditional cultural heritage, in addition to lotus dumplings, oil fruits, rice dumplings, rice cakes, pork belly and taro or sweet potatoes made of button meat, smoked bacon, rice cakes, magnolia slices and other special cuisine. One by one, the food shows the happy and happy life in the countryside to the fullest, and shows the full sense of gain and happiness of the people of Jinbao Township.
Author: Yu Ting