What is bait block

Baikuai is a very famous snack in Yunnan. It is very common in many areas of Yunnan. It not only tastes very good, but also has a very good taste. It also has high nutritional value and is suitable for everyone to eat. For people who have not eaten it, they are often very unfamiliar with Baikuai, and they don’t know how to make it. The production process of this food is very particular. So what is Baikuai?

First, what is Erkuai? Erkuai is unique to Yunnan and is one of the most famous snacks in Dali. It is also one of the common traditional foods in Kunming. Erkuai is one of the most famous snacks in Ming Dynasty and also one of the common traditional foods in Dali. The bait blocks are made from high-quality rice. The production process is to wash, soak, steam, pound and knead the rice into various shapes. It is generally divided into three types: blocks, wires and sheets.

Second, the representative snack of “Eighteen Weird Yunnan Snacks” has a long history of more than 800 years. It is popular in Kunming, Dali, Tengchong, Yunnan, and even the entire province. The bait block needs to be made into a pancake shape and baked on a smokeless charcoal fire or an electric oven until it is slightly browned. Then it is spread with sesame paste (sweet or salty flavors), hot sauce, chili oil, pickled vegetables, cooked potato shreds, etc., and you can add fried dough sticks, grilled sausages or meat slices, depending on your personal taste. It is spicy and refreshing, and is indeed a delicious local specialty snack.

Third, the "Erkuai Baba" used to roast Erkuai is made from Yunnan's specialty fragrant rice , which is processed into round pancakes using traditional folk techniques. The diameter is generally between 15 and 22 cm. It retains the fresh, fragrant and smooth characteristics of fragrant rice, with a strong rice aroma and unique taste, and is deeply loved by the local people in Yunnan and diners across the country. In Yunnan, people eat roasted bait blocks, which are made by roasting pancake-shaped bait blocks over smokeless charcoal fire. When they are slightly browned, they are spread with sesame paste, hot sauce, chili oil, etc. on the surface, and they can also be sandwiched with pickled vegetables, mustard tubers, or fried dough sticks.

What is Erkuai? Yunnan roasted Erkuai can be found in every street corner in Yunnan, but for many years it has been “hidden in the depths of Yunnan”. With the booming tourism industry in Yunnan, more and more people from other provinces have gone from being curious to loving Yunnan roasted bait blocks, and have listed it as one of the "three most popular Yunnan specialties among tourists" along with Yunnan rice noodles and Yunnan flower cakes. Many people sigh: After traveling around, Yunnan is still the most beautiful and fun; after eating around, Yunnan snacks are still the most refreshing and delicious.