At the table
Remove the mould or wrapper and eat in small pieces, as breakfast or a sweet snack.
This rice-and-sugar version contains no animal ingredients; confirm additions at the shop.
Brown-sugar cakes are golden brown; white-sugar versions are paler. Other grain versions are separate variations.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Brown-sugar cakes are golden brown; white-sugar versions are paler. Other grain versions are separate variations.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet rice aroma with a light fermented note.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, springy and porous.
- How it’s made
- Rice is soaked and milled, fermented, balanced with food-grade alkali and steamed in small moulds.
Brown-sugar cakes are golden brown; white-sugar versions are paler. Other grain versions are separate variations.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Guizhou.
About this regional connection
Guizhou: These small bowl-shaped cakes belong to Guiyang’s breakfast and snack-stall tradition. Fermentation gives the rice batter its airy texture.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有碗耳糕吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Guiyang Bowl-shaped Rice Cakes
These small bowl-shaped cakes belong to Guiyang’s breakfast and snack-stall tradition. Fermentation gives the rice batter its airy texture.