Korean cakes are made of glutinous rice and beaten with a glutinous rice hammer. It can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Dandong. This is really a rare food that is sticky, sweet, delicious and crystal clear.

Introduction:

When making, (1) firstly, clean the glutinous rice, soak it in clear water for more than ten hours until it can be crushed by fingers, then take it out and filter it to dry. (2) Immediately put the rice into a steamer and steam it for more than half an hour. (3) Put the steamed glutinous rice on the chopping block, beat it with a mallet and turn it over, and wipe the chopping block with water while turning it over. Otherwise, the cake will stick to the chopping block and cannot be turned over. The more uniform the beating, the better. Generally speaking, it is best to beat the rice grains out of sight. (4) Finally, sprinkle with bean paste or cooked bean noodles to serve. If you like sweets, you can dip them in sugar. If you like salt, you can add salt. This cake is sticky and delicious, and tastes delicious.

Now, in Baoshan Korean Village, Shi Hu Gou Township, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, when guests receive tourists, they can see this interesting picture of life.

There are generally two kinds of cakes: one is white cake made of glutinous rice, and the other is yellow cake made of yellow rice. The method of making cakes is: first, soak rice in water for a period of time, then take it out and steam it in a pot. Put the steamed rice in a wooden or stone trough and beat it repeatedly with a mallet. Generally, two people stand face to face at the edge of the trough and beat each other alternately, or one person beats and one person turns the cake dough below to beat it evenly. As a result, a fragrant and delicious cake is ready.

Koreans like to eat cakes with a long history. During major festivals such as New Year's Day, old people's birthdays, children's birthdays and wedding celebrations, cakes are indispensable food on the table. Therefore, once you see a woman who is busy making cakes happily, you will know that there must be something happy in this family. Making cakes is not only used for eating or entertaining guests, but also a gift for friends and relatives. At the same time, making cakes also has health care function. A Korean proverb "Eating cakes in summer is like eating small ginseng" illustrates this point.