How do Yunnan people eat bait?

The difference between bait blocks and rice cakes lies in the different definitions.

Bait block: Bait block is unique to Yunnan. It is one of the most famous snacks in Tengchong and one of the common traditional cuisines in Kunming. The bait block is made of high-quality rice, and its production process is to wash, soak, steam, mash and knead rice into various shapes.

Generally divided into three types: block, silk and slice. The preparation method can be roasted, boiled, fried, marinated, steamed and fried, with different flavors and can be eaten for a long time. There are one of the eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan: rice cakes and bait blocks.

Rice cake: rice cake (nián-gāo, rice cake; Rice cake) is a traditional food of the Chinese nation, which belongs to the seasonal food of the Lunar New Year. A cake steamed from glutinous rice or rice flour. During the Spring Festival, many areas in China pay attention to eating rice cakes.

Related introduction:

There are three colors of rice cakes: red, yellow and white, which symbolize gold and silver. Also known as "rice cake", it is homophonic with "getting taller every year", which means that people's work and life are getting better every year. Therefore, there is a poem by predecessors, which called the rice cake: "The meaning of the rice cake is slightly deeper, and it is as white as silver and gold. I hope that when I get old, I will be profitable, and I sincerely hope that my wealth will come. "