Sticky yellow cake, is the taste of hometown

When watching the live broadcast of the Beijing News a few days ago, I saw The Snack Jingtian Red Fried Cake in Beijing, so I didn't control the worms, bought a fried cake stuffed with osmanthus red beans, and the first bite I took reminded of my childhood.

In the impression, the elders like to eat fried cakes, but that kind of fried cake is made of yellow rice noodles, and it is also one of the most "big head" foods that the Beijing News reporter once had. Whenever they want to eat fried cakes at home, the elders have to buy a few additional fried cakes of glutinous rice noodles, which is the "exclusive fried cake" of the Beijing News reporter. With glutinous rice fried cake, is it possible to avoid yellow cake completely? No, there's a time when you have to eat – for your birthday. The elders will personally make yellow rice noodle fried cakes, even if they don't like it, they must take a bite, which means that they can grow higher and higher every year.

Why is it so "disgusted" for yellow cakes? Probably in four words – it's hard to swallow. Not because of the taste, but the viscosity, the yellow cake is very elastic, there is no obstacle to the entrance, and even the bite will have a little "confrontation" fun, but the moment it is swallowed into the throat, it seems to feel that something is sticking, not up and down, and it is a slightly rough feeling. In fact, the yellow cake will not really be stuck there, and even when eating the yellow cake, it is not chewed, and the dates are swallowed.

The process of making a slightly "rough" yellow cake is not simple. First of all, there should be yellow rice noodles at home, yellow rice noodles, also called cake noodles, which is a flour that peels the yellow rice and grinds them. Only yellow rice noodles can be made with one ingredient, yellow rice noodles. Add cold water and noodles to the yellow rice noodles, stir well, do not have to form a ball, put a drawer cloth on the cage drawer, pour in the good noodles, disperse evenly, and steam for 15 minutes.

During the steaming process, prepare a large basin and a bowl that you can put in your hand, and pour cold water into the bowl. After steaming, quickly pick up the four corners of the drawer cloth, squeeze into the dough, pour into the basin, and then beat the yellow cake with both hands in the fist dipped in water, and when the fist feels hot, dip the water again, so that the cycle repeats until the yellow cake becomes strong and smooth and non-sticky.

This step is called "carrying cake", which is also the most important step in making yellow cakes, which determines whether the yellow cake is strong or not, and it is necessary to do it quickly while it is hot. The cake will have a bright yellow color, and a layer of cooking oil should be applied to the cake surface to prevent dry hair.

At this point, the yellow cake can already be eaten, and the yellow cake at this time is also called "noodle cake", and different people will choose to eat according to their own preferences. Some people like to stew a pot of stewed vegetables, with noodle cakes served with stewed vegetables; people who love fried cakes will choose to wrap the filling and put it in the pan to fry, which is the golden yellow rice noodle fried cake. The fillings are also different, including red bean filling, brown sugar filling, and vegetable filling.

Sometimes, eating a food may eat not only the deliciousness of the food, but also the memory that the food brings to you. Just like a wanderer who is away from home eating the delicacies of his hometown, you will cry not only the familiar taste, but also the familiar people and things hidden in your memory. So, what is the food hidden in the depths of your memory?

Beijing News reporter Zhang Mingxuan Image source Video screenshot

Edited by Li Yan Proofreader Wang Xin