Living in rural areas, my childhood home always had a variety of food. Due to the backwardness of the commodity economy, many of the foods that are now non-staple foods were almost eaten as staple foods.

Many young people today are often very confused when talking about the things they have eaten in the past.

Let’s take stock today of some of the delicacies we often ate when we were children. Which ones have you eaten?

Leaf cakes are made of glutinous rice and filled with peanuts, shredded coconut, sesame seeds, winter melon sugar, etc. Some are salty or sweet.

There are also different leaf cakes.

Fried shrimp cakes with preserved leaves are fragrant. Fried shrimp cake stalls are dotted throughout Zhanjiang urban area and various towns, and the aroma is overflowing.

Its preparation method: add rice noodles and chopped green onions to make a paste, serve it in a small iron vessel, add two shelled shrimps, fry it in a pan until golden brown, then scoop it up, add a small amount of refined salt and a piece of lettuce, the aroma is attractive.

Doubazi is a specialty snack in southern Gansu. As you can tell from the name, it is made of beans. Of course, it can also be made of peanuts. It is boiled and deep-fried with rice milk.

It can also exercise your teeth and is crispy and delicious!

Carrot Cake Carrot cake is also called Caitou Cake in the Chaoshan region of the south. It is a traditional Chinese pastry. It is a snack suitable for spring and winter. Many people often make it during the New Year to worship their ancestors. It is also popular in daily life.

When I go out to buy it on the street, many people buy it to eat. It’s cheap, delicious and nutritious.

I don’t know if you have ever eaten glutinous rice and lotus root. Glutinous rice and lotus root can be said to be a basic traditional snack in the South. Many people like to eat it. There may be many people who think it is strange, but the combination in the mouth feels really good.

But there are also Lotus Bei glutinous rice in some places.

What if you haven't eaten?

Rice roll originated in Xiguan. It is a very famous traditional Han snack in Guangdong and belongs to Cantonese cuisine.

Made from rice milk, it is also called Brass intestines and rice rolls.

Various ingredients such as meat slices, fish fillets, shrimps, etc. are wrapped in the rice roll skin, and paired with secret soy sauce, it is delicious, smooth and has a unique taste.