According to the Zhishu, during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, some people in Zunyi shrimp began to make yellow cake dumplings, and then expanded to Nanbai, Yaxi and other places. In fact, the yellow cake is zunyi farmer's New Year's cake, conditional people in the annual Wax moon, will make yellow cake dumplings, pigs, tangyuan, mainly for their own family to eat, entertain relatives and friends, gift guests, but do not take it to sell, the market can not buy. Moreover, only during the Spring Festival can you have a full meal, and after the Spring Festival, there will be no more.
Yellow cake noodle market, probably in the eighties of the last century, after the implementation of land and family contract management in the countryside, labor efficiency is high, agricultural work is not enough, there is a surplus labor force, rural young and middle-aged labor force flocked to the town, there was a large number of floating population, due to the flow of population, promoted the development of the urban catering industry, so that the original self-made food, with the possibility of sales, so began to set up push point sales. Now, the streets of Nanbai and Zunyi are sold every day all year round, and as long as you have money to eat, you can relieve your hunger at any time.
Zunyi yellow cake, with glutinous rice, rice, soybeans as raw materials, rice, glutinous rice in half, soybeans for the total amount of rice glutinous rice 8% ~ l0%, rice ground into powder, glutinous rice soaked into rice, soybean soaked into pulp, soybean milk rice flour glutinous rice mixed, kneaded into balls, patted rectangular chunks, wrapped with ban bamboo shoot shells, steamed for more than 8 hours, annealed overnight.
Zunyi yellow cake dumplings, golden butter, soft and sticky cotton, moderate sweetness, moisturizing and refreshing, rich in nutrients, can be steamed, roasted, fried, fried, can be burned, easy to eat, delicious and sweet. Among them, the most famous is the southern white and yellow cake.
The yellow cake is delicious and loved by the people. In 2003, it was awarded the "Guizhou Famous Snacks", and in 2006, the production skills were listed in the "Zunyi City's First Batch of Intangible Cultural Heritage List".