Xiwuh Temple Hou A-Po Rice Cake Introduction
Xuwu's returning sons and daughters always visit Shun Tian Temple after finding Grandma to enjoy a bowl of her rice cake served with meat soup, alleviating their homesickness. Many people in Xuwu have been eating Grandma's rice cake since their elementary school days; as they grow up, go abroad for education or work, and start families, they still bring everyone to enjoy it, telling their younger generations that this is the rice cake they have cherished since childhood, and it remains unforgettable even when far from home. Grandma's Li Xie Ju Hua (born in 1939) was originally a farmer. During farming off-seasons, she sold groceries from a cart. A relative doing business in the market asked her to set up a stall nearby for convenience, which is how she began producing and selling rice cakes. The ingredients for Grandma's rice cake include: shallots, crispy shallots, salted eggs, pork, and local rice. The preparation steps are: 1. Sauté the pork, shallots, and crispy shallots until fragrant and set aside. 2. Grind the local rice into a rice paste and dilute it with boiling water. 3. Place the sautéed pork and salted eggs in a bowl, pour in the diluted rice paste, and steam until cooked. Eating rice cakes is usually accompanied by soup. Grandma's soup initially featured nine-mother fish, but due to its scarcity, it was later changed to meat soup. The preparation of meat soup involves blanching the pork and bok choy for use, boiling water with cornstarch, adding the blanched pork and bok choy, bringing it to a boil, and seasoning it to finish. The meat soup noodles are served by placing cooked oil noodles in a bowl and then adding...
