1 Wash glutinous rice and red dates and soak them for 4-5 hours. Dry the glutinous rice and steam it in a steamer for 15 minutes. Remove the core from the red dates, put them in a boiling water pot and cook for 10 minutes. Take out.

2, steaming 15 minutes to open the lid, pour boiling water into the glutinous rice. Stir while pouring boiling water to make glutinous rice fully absorb water; When the glutinous rice is completely stirred into porridge. Cover and continue steaming for 20 minutes.

3. Use the steamed glutinous rice with a spoon or crush the ribs of garlic. Take a fresh-keeping box and spread it with plastic wrap. Spread a layer of glutinous rice and compact it with a shovel.

4. Spread another layer of dates and press compaction. Spread a layer of glutinous rice and compact. This way, two dates, three glutinous rice. Wrap it in plastic wrap and press a heavy object on it. Put in the refrigerator 1 hour. Take it out, dip the knife in water, cut it into pieces, and dip it in sugar to eat.

Sokmak (alias Marentang) is a traditional ethnic snack of Xinjiang Uygur people.

The food is a national characteristic food made of walnut kernel, corn cob, raisin, syrup and other raw materials, which is rich in various nutrients and easy to store.