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Is civilized gas cake delicious?

Hua Kai gas cake has a long history in the local area, and it is difficult to trace it back to its source. Gas cakes, as the name implies, are cakes steamed with "steam". This delicious and cheap snack can be found in the streets and alleys of our civilization, and its shape is mostly rhombic. The production is also very particular.

It uses exquisite rice as raw material, soaked overnight and ground into powder. After adding water, it becomes rice slurry. The slurry should not be too thin or too thick, and it should be constantly adjusted according to the changes of weather and temperature, and the producer should adjust it at the side. Otherwise, the steamed cakes made are either too thick or too thin, and they are not delicious. When steaming, boil a large pot of water in an iron pot, put it in an aluminum plate with holes, spread a layer of gauze, scoop up two or three spoonfuls of fermented rice slurry and spread it flat. Then according to personal taste, sprinkle with stuffing such as shrimp, pork and dried tofu. Keep heating and steam will rise slowly from the round hole. Ten minutes later, a steamed cake with a thickness of about 1.5 cm, moderate fragrance, white and crystal clear, soft and elastic is ready. Like our local area, there are generally orange bean gas cakes, shrimp gas cakes, dried tofu shredded pork gas cakes, dried bamboo shoots gas cakes and so on. Besides steaming, you can also get some tea to stir-fry and eat. Gold. Crispy and fragrant.