There is no way to understand when and who invented and created the glutinous rice cake in ancient times, but it does have a long historical origin.

Ciba is a snack of the Han people, with a wide range of popularity. It is an ordinary food, but it has a very deep mass base. Especially in the south of our country, it is very, very popular. Of course, this popularity is limited to rural areas, metropolis and even towns, and basically no one makes this.

Many people from the countryside, when they talk about the glutinous rice cakes in their hometown, they are like the family members at home. The strong rice fragrance is like the strong homesickness and family affection, which makes people feel at home and relatives overflow.

However, even though glutinous rice cakes are very popular in the countryside, few people usually eat them. They will only be made on a large scale when the festive days such as New Year, festival, birthday, etc. are coming. Just like in Gaojia Village, they make glutinous rice cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The raw materials of the glutinous rice cake are mainly white glutinous rice, which is round and round, which means noble character and happy reunion. It is popular for eating or entertaining guests by yourself.

The production process of glutinous rice cake is not complicated. First select the white and good glutinous rice. If it changes color and becomes moldy, it is not enough. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it for more than a day, filter the water, put it in a steamer, and steam it over high heat until it is 90% mature.

While the hottest time, pour the cooked glutinous rice into a stone mortar, use a wooden stick to mash it into a paste, and then make glutinous rice while it is hot. However, with the development of modern technology, some places no longer use original stone mortars and wooden sticks to mash cooked glutinous rice.

Put the glutinous rice directly into a machine that specializes in pounding glutinous rice, and it will be OK. This is faster and faster. But the glutinous rice cakes that are made will always make people feel that they lack a taste.

In addition, you can also add various other vegetarian ingredients, sautéed seasonings, and mash them with glutinous rice. The glutinous rice cakes produced will taste richer and more delicious.

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There are two stone mortars in Gaojia Village, which are placed in the backyard of the Gaozong family's small foreign building. These are two large stones with four square and four straight stones, and a semicircular pit is carved out in the middle.

These two stone mortars are grayish-white, and the traces of time are mottled. Emperor Gaozong proudly told Luo Hui that these two stone mortars were passed down by Taizong of the Gao family, with a history of more than 200 decades.

Although the two stone mortars were dug out such a large pit, each of them still had three or four hundred kilograms. One required four people to lift, and two required eight people.

The old men in Gaojia Village are really strong and strong. The four old men carried one of the stone mortars and shouted a horn of one, two, three, one, two, three, and walked out of the yard.

Luo Hui knew that with his current strength, Shijiu could easily move to the open space by himself, but Luo Hui did not do so, so as not to spread it, attracting those who are annoyed by the relevant departments and causing unnecessary trouble.

He, Gaozong, Gaoge, and Yudan, his grandfather, old fish, lifted it up, and shouted horns, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

The two stone mortars were separated by a certain distance and placed in the open space. Two old men were behind them and brought four thick sticks of pounded glutinous rice.

At this time, an elderly woman uncovered the lid of the steamer, and the fragrance suddenly overflowed, making people salivate from their tongues and wriggle in their abdomen. The elderly village woman scooped some glutinous rice with a wooden spoon, tasted it carefully, nodded, "Ninety-year-old, it's OK."

"Let Xiaohui, lift the steamer down and pour it into the stone mortar!"

Gaozong greeted Luo Hui, and Luo Hui agreed cheerfully. When the two were about to carry the steamer, several naughty children who had been waiting for a long time squeezed up. They were not afraid that the glutinous rice would be hot, so they reached out and grabbed a handful of fragrant glutinous rice in the steamer and stuffed it straight into their mouths. While eating, they muttered that it was delicious and delicious. After a few bites, they reached out to grab it.

"You delicious little bastards, haven't eaten for three days! You go there, what should you do if your tongue is burned?" Gao Zong glared and slapped a little kid in the head, "You can't eat it after the glutinous rice cake is ready!"

"Everyone plays at the same time." Several old men scolded.

The few little kids didn't care. They stuck out their tongues, and another person grabbed a handful of glutinous rice before they went aside to eat it.

This is just a small episode. It is made every year. It is not bad, but it makes the atmosphere more intense.

Gao Zong and Luo Hui held four round ears specially made by the steamer in both hands. At the attention of the audience, they shouted loudly and lifted the heavy steamer from the big pot.

Carry it onto a stool that had been arranged long ago next to a stone mortar, and with the assistance of a village woman with a large wooden spoon, pour in about half of the glutinous rice, and then pour the remaining half of the glutinous rice into another stone mortar.

After the steamer was poured out, the two villagers carried it and washed it away. After washing, they had to continue steaming.

The four old men in charge of carrying the stone mortar over there were divided into two shifts, and the two wooden sticks had already started to pound them in the stone mortar. Gao Zong took one and handed it to Luo Hui, "Come on Xiaohui, let's pound them together."

Luo Hui took it and said that the wooden stick was more than one meter long and was cylindrical, with small middle ends large, and had certain chamfers at both ends. Luo Hui weighed it and weighed more than ten pounds. It seemed that the work of pounding glutinous rice was easy for him, but it was not easy for the villagers of Gaojia Village, especially these old men.

Luo Hui was undoubtedly the first time that the big girl had been in the sedan chair. He looked at the two old men who were so happy over there. It felt quite easy, but Gao Zong said, "Brother Zong, is there any specialty in pounding glutinous rice?"

Gao Zong said, "It seems easy to pound this glutinous rice, but it is difficult to make, of course it has some specialties... Four words, fast, accurate, stable, and ruthless!"

"The glutinous rice cake should be made while it is hot. The hotter the glutinous rice, the softer the glutinous rice, and the more effort it is made, so the faster the beat, the better. If the glutinous rice is cold over time, it will be difficult to beat, which will consume more effort and time. At the same time, when making the glutinous rice cake, it will be much more troublesome."

"Remember, you must pry the glutinous rice cakes from time to time when fighting with wooden sticks. Otherwise, some untouched places will still be rice grains, and you will stutter when eating... Also, you must have eyesight when making glutinous rice cakes and grasp the rhythm. Otherwise, you will hit the wooden stick on the other party's hammer or stone. Not only will your arms be numb, but the wooden sticks are also easily damaged... The wood chips mixed into the glutinous rice, and the people who eat them will curse..."
Chapter completed!