Dafu (_ Zi), a kind of dim sum, is a stuffed glutinous rice dumpling, similar to an enlarged version of tangtuan. Wrapped in glutinous rice, usually bean paste and strawberries? Sweet materials, such as sweet potato, have a soft and smooth taste. China usually calls it jiaozi or glutinous rice dumplings. In recent years, there are many Japanese names of Dafu, such as "Strawberry Dafu" with strawberry stuffing and "Sweet Potato Dafu" with sweet potato stuffing.
The production of Dafu:
Dafu's skin is similar to hemp. It is made of glutinous rice, and it will be covered with a layer of white powder to avoid sticking hands. It is filled with red bean stuffing with skin, and the amount of stuffing is often the same as or even more than the amount of cake skin, which makes Dafu's appearance round. It is said that Dafu is called "big belly cake" because of its appearance, and later generations renamed it "Dafu" because of its auspicious homonym.
Dafu's stuffing tastes varied. The most popular is "Strawberry Dafu", which includes red bean strawberries, peas and soybeans, and French egg cream. Dafu's stuffing with tiramisu, mousse and other flavors is a trendy way to eat. Dafu's glutinous rice cake skin can also be mixed with wormwood or a little salt to make wormwood or salt with different tastes.
Its skin is similar to hemp and is made of glutinous rice. Cover it with a layer of rice flour or coconut to avoid sticking to your hands. It is full of red bean stuffing or fresh fruit stuffing. The amount of stuffing is sufficient to fill Dafu's stomach round. Because of this round shape, people called it "pot-bellied cake" at first, and later generations renamed it "Dafu" with its auspicious homonym.
The name Dafu sounds particularly auspicious, as if something happy will happen after eating Dafu. The name is festive and the taste is certainly gratifying. The appearance is soft and smooth glutinous rice, which is gently wrapped with sweet fillings such as bean paste, strawberry and sweet potato.