1, according to legend, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang played Poyang Lake, the two sides played inextricably. After a long stalemate, no one can win. The two sides once concluded a "gentleman's agreement" to rest: a truce for several months, planting red flags at the junction of Pengze Yangzi, Poyang Gate 1 and Deqing Mountain Bridge, and the two sides did not invade each other. Zhu Yuanzhang led the troops to camp in Yingpanshan, Hongqijie. He deserves to be the best among people. His army was disciplined and did not commit crimes in autumn, which won the support of the local people. During the time of training day and night, accumulating energy and waiting for fighters, he pondered many unfavorable factors that affected the operation. He believes that soldiers often go hungry and fight long distances, which is the main reason for their long-term invincible. The dry food that soldiers bring is usually rice balls and fried rice noodles. When fighting in Poyang Lake, these dry grains will go bad when exposed to water. To this end, he found a local person of hometown, hoping to make a kind of dry food that is convenient and delicious, and will not go bad in water.

2. The clever women in the red flag circle came up with a good idea: they washed the rice, steamed it in a retort, cooled it, dried it, ground it into fine rice flour, blended it with boiling water, kneaded it evenly, kneaded the rice flour into egg-sized dough, poked a hole in the middle, put the fried stuffing in it, sealed it and steamed it thoroughly in a steamer. This earliest steamed rice cake similar to glutinous rice balls was made in this way. The more you chew, the sweeter it is, and there are fresh vegetable fillings in it, which are very delicious. Its biggest feature is that it is not afraid of flooding, not easy to rot, and will not be bad for ten days and a half. It's very convenient to carry at ordinary times, and you'll be full after eating two at a time. The soldiers ate steamed rice cakes, which Zhu Yuanzhang also called "fairy rice cakes" if there were gods to help them in the battle. The problem that plagued Zhu Yuanzhang was thus solved by the village women in the Red Flag World.

3. Speaking of it, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang and established the Ming Dynasty, which also contributed to steamed rice. It has taken a long time to evolve from rice cakes similar to glutinous rice balls to steamed rice cakes now. In appearance, people gradually changed the rice noodle ball into a ten-finger bowl-shaped slice and wrapped it with stuffing to make it into a half-moon shape. This steamed rice cake is thin and stuffed, which is much more delicious than before.

4. Now the stuffing materials are also very particular. The main ingredients are generally one or two seasonal vegetables, such as beans, Chinese cabbage, radish and mustard, with dried bamboo shoots, diced mushrooms, vermicelli, tofu, shrimps and pork. When making stuffing, first shred the main ingredients, stir-fry them with vegetable oil or lard until they are half cooked, and then add some seasonings such as onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, salt and Chili powder. Before the cage is put on, the bottom of the cage is covered with banana leaves or zongzi leaves, and small leaves are placed on the interval between pots, so that the steamed pots will not stick to each other and have a faint fragrance. For hundreds of years, steamed rice cakes have been made for children's centenarians, one-year-olds, old people's birthdays and holidays. When friends get together and guests come to the door, they often entertain guests with steamed rice cakes.

After the reform and opening up, with the increasing communication between people, steamed rice cakes, a traditional food, have come out of the boudoir, which is not only popular in the vast urban and rural areas of Pengze, but also often seen in many other parts of the country. And with more and more Pengze people going abroad, steamed rice cakes, a folk snack, have also been brought abroad.