The Food in My Hometown(3)-肉粿

        I thought that some of you might have seen or even eaten Savory Rice Pudding(碗粿), which is called Wa Gui in Taiwanese. However, how about 肉粿? Do you know what is it? It is common that people mistake 肉粿 for Savory Rice Pudding because their Chinese names are quite similar. In fact, you can distinguish 肉粿 from Savory Rice Pudding through their appearances. Savory Rice Pudding based on its Chinese name is bowl-like and it is sometimes covered with dried radishes(菜脯). Different from Savory Rice Pudding,肉粿 is sliced-shape. The businesses slice the rice cakes before selling it to their customers.

        In a bowl of 肉粿, you can not only eat the soup made from milk fish(虱目魚), but also can taste the other fresh ingredients, such as meat, sliced sausage, and dried shrimps.Of course, we cannot forget our main character, 肉粿. 肉粿 is made from rice, so you can also feel the aroma of rice when you eat the chewy and palatable snack. With one bite, I am sure that all of you will fall in love with the finger licking traditional food in Dong Gang.