Yonghe Zhou's Rice Cake Introduction
Yonghe District used to have a large number of military and public service personnel from mainland China, making various cuisine from different regions, such as village cuisine and rice cakes, very famous. When it comes to rice cakes, Zhou's Rice Cake, located in Dacheng Village, is a must-try delicacy during the Lunar New Year in New Taipei City. This historic rice cake shop has steaming baskets that rarely stop throughout the year, with regular customers coming in one after another, not only for the unforgettable Dacheng Rice Cake but also for the Korean rice cakes made to cater to the large number of Korean expatriates. Zhou's Dacheng Rice Cake has a chewy texture and is usually stir-fried with other delicious dishes; the production process is quite labor-intensive. After soaking the Punglai rice, it is ground into a paste, squeezed dry, crushed, and then placed into a special steaming basket to be cooked and mixed evenly, followed by shaping and drying. Besides buying delicious food, simply standing outside the shop and watching the rice cake-making process is also a fascinating experience.
