Meizhou praises rice cake(rats, plates, bamboo shoots)

Among the Hakka cuisine (the staple food) and the Hakka snacks, “粄” accounts for a large proportion. Glutinous rice, rice, millet, corn, etc. are all raw materials for "粄".

The mouse originates from the Taipu area of ​​Meizhou. It has been said that it has been in the Hakka area for hundreds of years. Its raw material is rice. Because it has pointed ends and looks like a mouse, it is called a rat cockroach. Later it was widely spread to Guangzhou, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other regions. The shape of the "counting plate" is very similar to the real counting plate. The size is similar, and the two sides are convex in the middle. People like to use bamboo sticks to string together and eat more. Strictly speaking, the plate is not a kind of “粄”, it is not a rice product. It is made by mixing cassava flour and citron powder. If you use these two kinds of hard and soft materials, the plate will not be used. Too "tough" is not too "squeaky" and the taste is just right. The Hakka people's "counting the dishes" not only symbolizes the roundness of the group, but also expects that they will be more careful and profitable. The shape of the bamboo shoots is similar to that of the dumplings, but the material of the dumplings has changed from flour to the local potato powder in Meizhou. The stuffing from the northern stuffing has become a local farmland of shrimp, squid, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and other farm materials. Pork is stuffed with a local flavor. The bamboo shoots are very tough and elastic. The stuffing is wrapped in the "skin". The stuffing is fried and then wrapped in "skin". The pepper picks up the mushrooms, squid and shrimp. Fresh flavor. After steaming on the plate, the various materials are more mellow and not very greasy.