Yuxi Municipal People's Government
The Steamed Cake with Osmanthus Flowers
In the golden autumn, in Eshan Yi Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, old people are busy making steamed cakes. The new rice dough is ground into round and thick steamed cakes, finely boiled brown sugar is chopped into pieces, layers are spread into Zhenzi, which is made of bamboo strips and steamed with wood. Finally, osmanthus flowers are sprinkled with the fragrance of the steamed cakes. This is a local autumn traditional characteristic food, autumn comes, eat steamed cake, meaning life is sweet and beautiful.
