At the table
Choose your fillings before the rice cake is wrapped. Eat small bites while warm; the broth inside can be very hot.
Usually includes pork braising liquid even when vegetable fillings are chosen. Soy, egg, wheat or shellfish may occur in fillings and seasonings; check the complete preparation.
For children who can chew sticky rice cake, cut small pieces and cool the filling and broth. Check any chili in the chosen fillings.
Recipes vary. Ask the restaurant about ingredients and serving before you order.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Build-your-own fillings. Some shops use machines for the skin. Often eaten with soft tofu on the side.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory rice-cake wrapper with meat-broth richness; fillings range from mild vegetables to braised pork.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, sticky, chewy rice-cake skin around varied fillings; hot broth moistens each bite.
- How it’s made
- Steam and pound the rice cake, keeping it warm. Flatten a portion, add chosen fillings, twist and pinch the seam, leaving an opening for hot pork braising liquid.
Build-your-own fillings. Some shops use machines for the skin. Often eaten with soft tofu on the side.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Zhejiang.
About this regional connection
Zhejiang: Associated with Wenling, Taizhou, Zhejiang.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有嵌糕吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A breakfast assembled to order
In Wenling, warm rice cake becomes a wrapper for a breakfast chosen at the counter. Cooked vegetables, dried tofu and braised pork can be tucked inside, then moistened with pork braising liquid. The large, chewy parcel is often paired with a bowl of soft tofu.