Leishayuan Rice Balls,Glutinous Sweety Without Soup
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The Leishayuan Rice Balls have been known for seven decades until now.As the story goes,at the end of Qing Dvnasty,there was an old I lady Mrs.Lei living in No.3 Decorated Archway of Shanghai City,who started a shop selling sweet soup rice balls.One day,she came up with an idea to have more natrons bring the boiled rice balls back home such to expand her business:she wetted the boiled rice balls in the fried red bean flour so that the external surface of the rice balls would be covered in the red bean flour.In this way,the rice balls could be taken away, edible whether they were cold or hot.As this new variety of food was first created by Mrs.Lei,the rice balls were called”Leishayuan”rice balls.
When Mrs.Lei passed away,”Leishayuan”became the famous dim sum of Yongchangmao Rice Ball.After several twists and turns,the name of”Yongchangmao Hice Ball Shop”has been changed into”Qiaojiashan Restaurant”,and”Leishayuan” Decame the famous food of the Restaurant.Afterwards,the Restaurant began to Imldss produce the Leishayuan rice balls by improving on the process–making the reu Dean flour into dry flour,sieved with screen of seventeen meshes in order to miake the red bean flour fine and smooth,draining the water away from the boiled rice balls and shaking the balls in the plate until the balls turn purple red,by the time When the balls would become fresh and glutinous.They were very tasty.
Later,the Qiaojiashan Restaur ant changed the rice bali to the name Leishayuan”,or shaken rice balls as the Chinese name means.The food then became one of t he most famous traditional snacks.
