Spring Festival Special: Jujube & Rice Cake

2023-01-19 14:30:00 , Source : Discover Shaanxi

Sweets usually make people feel happy. They bring a positive vibe to people both physically and emotionally. Today, we will introduce a featured sweet cuisine in Xi'an——Jujube & Rice Cake (Zeng Gao).

"Zeng" is a cooking utensil used to steam food in ancient times. It also inspired the name "Zeng Gao". Spread a layer of glutinous rice, sprinkle a layer of kidney beans, and then add a layer of jujube, layer by layer, repeatedly.

As the time and temperature are ready, the aroma from the jujube and rice gets integrated with a night of interactions. The red-brown jujube paste, in particular, brings extra sweetness to people.

The Jujube & Rice Cake is not necessarily taken as the main course but as a kind of breakfast. Sophisticated as the cooking procedure, once the cake is made at the workshop or the chef's home, they can just load it on the cart and peddle it on the street in the early morning.

Most Guanzhong (Mid Shaanxi) people love Jujube & Rice Cake so much that they have to take it as breakfast now and then. When this sweet cake is paired with other morning meals with salt, spicy, and sour flavors, the entire combination could be rich-flavored.

As you head to Shaanxi for the delicious cuisine, don't forget to have a taste of this sweet and soft Jujube & Rice Cake.

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