Yichang's Delicacy: The Simple Charm of Ding Ding Cake
2023-11-14 19:11:34
By Chen Zai, Yichang Three Gorges International Communication Studio
On the streets of Yichang, there is a distinctive local delicacy known as "Ding Ding Cake." Its ingredients are simple, requiring nothing more than brown sugar and rice flour to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
The cake is made by mixing rice flour and brown sugar, then packing the mixture into a specially crafted cylindrical wooden steaming tube. This tube is placed over the mouth of a pot of boiling water, allowing the dense steam to cook the mixture for two to three minutes, resulting in a fragrantly sweet and delectable Ding Ding Cake.
Upon taking a gentle bite, the first sensation is the fragrance and tenderness of the glutinous rice flour, followed by the sweetness and richness of the brown sugar, an experience as refreshing as a spring breeze that brings joy to the heart.
The name "Ding Ding Cake" not only reflects its unique production process—where a special wooden pestle is used to dislodge the formed cake from the steaming tube—but also embodies people's aspirations for a better life, symbolizing continuous upward progress.
On the streets of Yichang, there is a distinctive local delicacy known as "Ding Ding Cake." Its ingredients are simple, requiring nothing more than brown sugar and rice flour to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
The cake is made by mixing rice flour and brown sugar, then packing the mixture into a specially crafted cylindrical wooden steaming tube. This tube is placed over the mouth of a pot of boiling water, allowing the dense steam to cook the mixture for two to three minutes, resulting in a fragrantly sweet and delectable Ding Ding Cake.
Upon taking a gentle bite, the first sensation is the fragrance and tenderness of the glutinous rice flour, followed by the sweetness and richness of the brown sugar, an experience as refreshing as a spring breeze that brings joy to the heart.
The name "Ding Ding Cake" not only reflects its unique production process—where a special wooden pestle is used to dislodge the formed cake from the steaming tube—but also embodies people's aspirations for a better life, symbolizing continuous upward progress.
