1, the origin

According to historical records, a Ma Wu's general in order to solve the anorexia of soldiers, a whim, to donkeys rolling on the ground during the rest, covered with yellow Shi as an example of the yellow rice noodles eaten every day rolled into the red bean stuffing steamed rolled on the fried soybean flour, not only cured everyone's anorexia, but also liked by the world, and handed down to this day.

2, meaning

Donkey rolls, also known as soybean flour cake, is one of the ancient varieties of Beijing snacks, its main raw material is yellow rice flour, soybean flour sprinkled in the final production process, as if the old Beijing countryside wild donkeys rolled in the wild yellow soil raised by the gusts of the, and thus the name of the "donkey rolls".

According to the custom in old Beijing, people always buy donkey rolls in February of the lunar calendar to savor them.

But donkey roll although delicious, nutritional value is also good, but do not eat too much, because it contains more sugar, eat too much will be energy overload, but also easy to raise blood sugar. In addition to the soft and sticky ingredients, too much intake is not easy to digest. Therefore, donkey rolls as a traditional food, in the festive season, you can taste shallow, infinite aftertaste.

People's Daily Online - Issue 138: Donkey rolls, a Beijing snack that strengthens the spleen and stomach