Glutinous rice cake is a special delicacy in Zhangjiajie, Hunnan. In Tuzhai Miao Township, there is a popular custom of "beating dada" during the New Year. Baba can be made of pure glutinous rice, millet, glutinous rice and millet, or wrapped rice and glutinous rice. In addition, sticky rice and glutinous rice are ground into powder and poured into a wooden carving mold with patterns engraved in it, commonly known as "Tuoba". Some Tujia people who like to be particular will wrap the cakes in pairs with polygonum bamboo leaves, and put sesame and sugar inside the cakes. They taste sweet and fragrant, and are commonly known as "Polygonium Leaves Baba".

The Tujia people have a saying of "Twenty-eight, playing with dada". Whenever the Spring Festival comes, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, every family will make glutinous rice cakes. The so-called making glutinous rice cakes, according to the local chronicles: "Put the glutinous rice in a stone trough with a pestle like mud, and press it into a ball, shaped like a full moon. The larger ones are about five feet in diameter, and the ordinary ones are about four inches, ranging from three to eight inches thick. "Making glutinous rice cakes is a labor-intensive physical activity. It is usually done by young men. Two people stand facing each other and knead it first. After beating, you will be sweating even in the snow and ice. Making baba is also very particular. Stick beeswax or camellia oil on your hands, first take out the weight, and then press it with your hands or a wooden board. It should be made round and smooth, and it should be beautiful.

There is also knowledge about eating dada. Generally, it is grilled over charcoal fire, which is called roasted dada. It is called boiled dada with vegetable soup and stir-fried with bacon, which is called stir-fried dada. If you make a lot of papa, if you can't finish it at the same time, soak it in a water tank. This way, it can be stored for two to three months without spoiling, and you will have papa to eat when it's time to transplant the rice seedlings.