Erkuai (Chinese: 饵 块; pinyin: ĕrkuāi; lit. 'ear piece') is a type of rice cake particular to the Yunnan Province of southwest China. [1] The name literally means "ear piece," a reference to the shape of one of its common forms.

A must-try at Dali old town, Er Kuai is a rice-based grilled snack. It is generally filled with sugar or a spicy-sweet sauce. However, you can also find Er Kuai with a filling of meat, parsley, and peanut powder.

Yunnan Rice Cake, also known as Erkuai (饵块), boasts a long history. According to records, it was mentioned as early as the Western Han Dynasty in the “Jiu Jiu Pian,” which includes the phrase “cakes, rice, millet porridge, and sweet bean soup.”

Mar 11, 2014 · Erkuai is one of our favorite Yunnan ingredients, and in the time we’d lived in Kunming it had become a staple on our table. It is dense and slightly chewy, but, unlike rice cakes from places like Korea, it is not sticky, so it can be stir-fried, grilled, or even sliced into thin noodle-like strips without losing its shape or texture.

Apr 5, 2019 · She sets up her cart across from the elementary school and begins grilling round tortilla-like pieces of erkuai, a tender rice cake that is a beloved specialty here in Yunnan, China's...

One item that is exclusive to Yunnan is called ' erkuai ', a popular snack and one of Yunnan's famous " 18 Oddities." Literally translated, erkuai means "ear piece" but is actually a type of …

Er Kuai is a very popular native Yunnan dish, where it forms an indispensable part of every feast during the Lunar New Year celebrations. A favorite Er Kuai preparation method is to gently roast the cake over a charcoal fire. Roasted Er Kuai is served with marmalade, jam, or fruit compot.

During the Spring Festival, people in Kunming are accustomed to eating rice cakes. Rice cakes are made by soaking, steaming, pounding and kneading. “Every household changes the spring couplet and rice, pounds the rice to make rice cakes for cooking”, a poem of the Qing Dynasty describes the scene of the Spring Festival in Kunming like this.

Apr 3, 2015 · Er'kuai Exhibition Center in Guandu Old Town showcases the traditional ways for making Er'kuai and help citizens retrieve the old memories of Kunming. Five pictures show you a general idea of how Er'kuai is made.

Erkuai (Chinese: 饵块; pinyin: ĕrkuāi, literally: ear piece) is a type of rice cake particular to the Yunnan Province of southwest China. The name literally means.