Originally, this extra chapter should have been posted earlier, but Xiaosan has had too many things going on recently, so it’s a bit late, sorry.
Donkey rolling is one of the most delicious snacks in old Beijing in my memory. It is called the first of the thirteen must-haves in old Beijing. Only those who have really eaten it can understand its taste. Everyone, try it when you have time. You can find it in some old shops and restaurants in Beijing
You can also see some snack bars.
Donkey rolling, also known as bean flour cake, is one of the ancient snacks in Beijing. Its raw material is yellow rice flour, which is steamed with water. When kneading, add a little more water to make it softer. After frying the soybeans, they are rolled into flour.
.During preparation, dip the outside of the steamed and yellowed rice noodles into soybean flour and roll them into slices, then spread them with red bean paste filling (brown sugar can also be used), roll them up, cut them into small pieces of about 100 grams, and sprinkle with white sugar. Preparation
The filling is required to be rolled evenly, with clear layers, and a yellow appearance. It is characterized by being fragrant, sweet, sticky, and has a strong soybean flour aroma.
Bean flour cake uses soybean flour as its main raw material, so it is called bean flour cake. But why is it also called "donkey rolling"? It seems to be a metaphor. After it is made, it is rolled in soybean flour, just like a real donkey rolling in the countryside.
, like raising dust, hence the name. Even the predecessors had doubts about this. "Yandu Snack Food Miscellaneous Song" said: "The brown sugar water filling is cleverly arranged, and the yellow dough is buried in the beans. What is the group call?
The name 'Donkey Rolling' is almost humorous." He also said: "The soybeans are sticky with rice, steamed, wrapped in brown sugar water stuffing, rolled in fried bean noodles, and sold on a plate. It is incredible to name it 'Donkey Rolling'.
It is also called "Donkey Rolling". It can be seen that the name "Donkey Rolling" has become a common practice. Nowadays, many people only know the elegant name and the common name, but do not know its correct name. Nowadays, various snack bars supply it all year round, but most of them no longer use yellow rice noodles.
Use glutinous rice noodles, because the soybean flour noodles are rolled outside, the color is still yellow, and it is a very popular snack among the masses.