What is the hair cake made of? Is it coarse grains?
Hair cake is a traditional folk snack, which is made by steaming glutinous rice. Its taste is fragrant, tender and refreshing, and it is a popular cake food. There are stalls in the vegetable markets of counties or towns, and there are also small vendors who ride bicycles and carry cakes across the street into the village to sell them. The making of hair cakes is more exquisite. First, white glutinous rice should be selected to remove impurities such as sand and stones, washed repeatedly with clear water, and then soaked in clear water for 3-6 hours. After the rice grains swell, the wet rice should be filtered and ground into rice slurry. Next, filter the rice slurry to remove particles, add white sugar (or brown sugar) and baking powder, mix well and pour into a special steamer. After the water in the steamer is boiled, put the steamer in, cover the lid and steam for about 40 minutes, then take it out and let it cool, and cut it into small pieces to eat. Hair cakes, which take the word "hair", are generally used as special foods for various etiquette in life, such as birthday, entering the house, wedding, etc. As long as the "happiness" cut from red paper is pasted on the hair cakes, they can be used as auspicious items for wedding gifts.