The correct pronunciation of patty cake is "cíbā", where the pinyin for "patty" is "cí" and the pinyin for "bā" is "bā". where the pinyin for "mochi" is "cí" and the pinyin for "bā" is "bā". Although in some local dialects people may pronounce the consonant "c" as "z", this does not affect the correct Mandarin pronunciation of mochi, "cíbā". Mochi is a food made from steamed and pounded glutinous rice. Mochi is made by placing cooked glutinous rice into a stone trough and pounding it with a stone hammer or a bamboo stick (or a bamboo stick, depending on the locality), and generally this type of food can be called mochi. Mochi, popular in southern China. Guizhou, Chongqing, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi and other provinces and cities have, and Henan Xinyang area (Luoshan, Guangshan, D潢川), Jiangxi Jiujiang, Fujian Nanping is the most prevalent, of which the practice of Guangxi Wuzhou is the most special.