Lapa rice is one of the traditional Chinese cuisines, which is famous for its strong aroma and unique taste. It is a traditional Chinese folk festival in which people eat Lapa rice on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year every year to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, pray for blessings and celebrate a good harvest.

Material Preparation

The ingredients you need to prepare to make Laha rice are: glutinous rice, red dates, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds, red beans, wolfberries, cinnamon, dried shiitake mushrooms, dried scallops and so on. Among them, glutinous rice is the main material for making Lapa rice, and other materials can be selected according to personal taste.

Making Steps

1. Wash the glutinous rice, add appropriate amount of water and soak it for 2-3 hours, so that it can fully absorb the water;

2. Wash and spare the jujubes, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds, red beans, wolfberries, cinnamon, dried shiitake mushrooms, dried scallops, etc.

3. Soften the shiitake mushrooms and dried scallops in warm water, and cut them into small pieces for spare;

4. Add the right amount of salt and sugar to the glutinous rice, mix well, then add the right amount of water, mix well;

5. Put the glutinous rice into the rice cooker, add the right amount of water, add red dates, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds, red beans, goji berries, cinnamon, mushrooms, dried scallops, and other ingredients, mix well;

6. Press the rice cooker button to cook, and wait for the cooking can be.

Taste Characteristics

LaBaRi has a unique taste, soft and sweet, with a rich flavor. Among them, the sweetness of red dates and cinnamon, the aroma of peanuts and lotus seeds, the smoothness of red beans, and the freshness of dried shiitake mushrooms and dried scallops ****all together constitute the unique taste characteristics of Lapa rice.

Tips

1. Cooking rice, according to personal taste, you can increase or decrease the material, but glutinous rice is essential to the main material;

2. Cooking rice, the amount of water should be appropriate, too much will lead to sticky rice, too little will affect the taste;

3. Cooking rice, you can choose the rice cooker or stove, but the stove will be cooking time relatively long.