1. Soak the rice in a big container for half an hour, so that the rice can absorb water and expand, without too much water, just cover the rice grains a little higher.

2. Boil a pot of water, put the wooden bucket in the water, and pour the soaked rice into the wooden bucket.

about 3 or 8 minutes, open the lid and stir the rice grains with chopsticks for a few more times to make the rice grains on the top and bottom more evenly heated.

4. Prepare a pot of boiling water. After 15 minutes, pour the steamed rice into a large container, add boiling water and cover it for 5 minutes. The amount of boiling water is just enough to cover the rice grains.

5. Cover the rice with hot water until it is half cooked.

6. Take out the soaked rice grains, drain them and pour them into wooden barrels. Insert some small holes in the rice grains with chopsticks, cover them, and steam for 2 minutes from high heat to medium heat.

7. After steaming for 2 minutes, the wooden bucket meal with strong woody flavor is ready. Pay attention when opening the lid, and be careful not to burn your hands.