Rice roll is a specialty of Luoding City, Guangdong Province.

According to records, rice rolls first appeared in Longzhou (now Luoding, Guangdong) in the Tang Dynasty, and evolved from a local traditional food, oil-flavored glutinous rice dumplings. The locals call it "Longkan Ci". It was an unintentional invention by a Buddhist in Longkan Dojo.

At first, he mixed steamed rice milk with oil, salt, chopped peanuts, green onions, and leeks to make a half-centimeter-thick rice cake, which was easy to eat at any time. Because the preparation time is short, the ingredients are simple, the taste is refreshing, and the texture is delicate and tender, Longgong Ci is popular in Longzhou.

The name of rice rolls has a great origin. During the Qianlong period, Emperor Qianlong traveled to the south of the Yangtze River. After listening to the good words of the foodie minister Ji Xiaolan, he went to Luoding to eat Longkan Ci.

When he tasted this "cool, tender and smooth" Longkan rice dumplings, Qianlong was full of praise and said happily: This rice dumplings are not really rice cakes, but rather resemble pig intestines, so why not just call them rice cakes? Rice rolls. Therefore, rice rolls got their name and spread in Guangdong. In the late Qing Dynasty, rice rolls were sold on the streets of Guangzhou.

Features of rice rolls:

Zhai rice rolls: There are two ways to eat vegetarian rice rolls. One is to cut them into 6 cm long sections, put them on a plate, and pour them directly. When eating soy sauce, it will be more delicious if you sprinkle some cooked sesame seeds and chopped green onions. One is to cut it into 3 cm long sections, put it in a bowl, and pour thick beef brisket juice on it. If there are a few pieces of beef brisket in it, it will be more delicious.

Dried shrimp rice rolls: Shrimp rice rolls are usually fried and eaten: cut each shrimp rice roll into three sections, put them in a frying pan and fry until the skin turns light yellow and hard, then put them on a plate , serve with hot sauce sauce.

Beef rice rolls: The way to eat beef rice rolls is very simple. Place the cut beef rice rolls in a small plate, place two cooked cabbage hearts on the side, pour with soy sauce and enjoy. .