Eight-treasure rice is vegetarian. Because Babao rice is a sweet dish steamed with glutinous rice, bean paste, lard, sugar, longan, red dates, lotus seeds and other auxiliary ingredients. So rice pudding is vegetarian.

Folks believe that eight-treasure rice comes from the ancient eight-treasure map, and various encyclopedias also adopt this view. The early eight-treasure rice was made by mixing steamed glutinous rice with sugar and lard, adding lotus seeds, red dates, preserved kumquats, longan meat, honey cherries, honey winter melon, barley rice, melon seeds and other fruit ingredients, and sprinkled with red and green plum shreds. Made. Beautiful color and fragrance.

How to make eight-treasure rice

Soak the glutinous rice overnight and make two large bowls from one pound of glutinous rice. Steam the soaked glutinous rice until cooked. It must be steamed to prevent it from being too soft. Steaming can better control the hardness of the glutinous rice. Brush a layer of lard on the bowl, it will be easier to pour it out when the time comes. Take out the steamed glutinous rice and add lard. The amount of lard depends on personal preference. 27 prefers a heavier taste, so more oil will make the glutinous rice feel shiny.

The amount of sugar added to a bowl is also controlled according to personal taste. Add brown sugar to another bowl for seasoning, and put your favorite preserved fruits and nuts on the bottom of the bowl. Add half of 250g glutinous rice, press it evenly and then add red bean filling or lotus paste filling. The one with white sugar is filled with red bean filling, and the one with brown sugar is filled with lotus paste and is pressed flat.

Add the remaining glutinous rice, flatten and cool, seal and store in the refrigerator, ready for later use. Steam the prepared Eight Treasures Glutinous Rice in a pot, turn it upside down and remove it from the plate. Sweet Eight Treasures Glutinous Rice. The meal is done.