Rice skin is the name of the Northwest, Kuey Teow is the name of the Chaoshan, rice skin is the main raw material of indica glutinous rice flour modulation into the rice paste steamed out, Kuey Teow is Japonica rice flour modulation of the rice paste steamed, the overall is the rice flour and water, just raw material varieties and the proportion of water is different from here can be seen in Chaoshan for the Central Plains region of the ancient traces of the migration over. In addition, the Canton people like the river noodle also has a similar feeling, only the river noodle will also add other soft and sticky potato flour and other materials, Chinese cuisine is profound, each has its own unique approach, foodies never say this is not good that is not good, will only find their own favorite practices.

Historically, the Guangfu people, Hakka people, Chaoshan people in the two regions are different times from the Central Plains along the Jiang, Zhejiang, Fujian coastal road and inland Jiangxi, Hubei, this piece of land into the two regions, due to the ancient southwest of the transportation is inconvenient, rugged plateau mountain ranges, so the main route to the east.