Niu Nai Ji Dan Lao Zao (Milk and Egg Sweet Fermented Rice)
蘭州夜市の絶対的王者！ミルクと甘酒が溶け合う黄金の癒しスイーツ
Description
The absolute ruler of Lanzhou's Zhengning Road Night Market, drawing massive lines daily. Boiling cow's milk is blended with Chinese sweet fermented rice (Lao Zao), beaten eggs, and a massive mountain of nuts, sesame, and raisins. The depth of milk and the mellow aroma of fermented rice create the ultimate comforting sweet.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk
- Lao Zao(Sweet fermented rice)
- Eggs
- Peanuts
- Walnuts
- Sesame
- Raisins
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Night Market Scene]
- (Ingredients) Prepare fresh milk and 'Lao Zao' (traditional Chinese sweet fermented glutinous rice, similar to Amazake).
- For toppings, finely crush and mix peanuts, walnuts, almonds, white/black sesame, raisins, and goji berries (this is the textural core).
- [Night Market God-Tier Skill]: The artisan brings milk to a violent boil in a large flat pan on high heat.
- The exact second the milk threatens to boil over, they dump in several tablespoons of Lao Zao and a microscopic pinch of baking soda (to prevent curdling).
- The instant it boils again, they drizzle 'beaten eggs' from a high bowl in a thin thread, swirling rapidly with chopsticks to bloom beautiful 'egg flowers'.
- Poured into a bowl and buried completely under a massive mountain of the 'nut and dried fruit mix'.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mellow fermented aroma of Lao Zao and roasted nut scent、ローストされたナッツの香り
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Heat JP Amazake and milk, add beaten egg and mixed nuts)
Pairing
Kao Rou(To rest the stomach after skewers)
Trivia
[Trivia] Historically a local drink consumed by Lanzhou elders for nutrition. However, after being featured on the legendary Chinese food documentary 'A Bite of China', it gained explosive national fame. Today, it is a 'pilgrimage sweet' that youth across China MUST drink when visiting Lanzhou.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Stir the surface nuts into the milk with a spoon and sip while piping hot. The gentle fluffiness of the eggs and melting fermented rice is perfectly accented by the 'crunchy, snapping' texture of the nuts. Eating this after spicy Lanzhou food completely purifies the stomach.
Allergen
Dairy, Eggs, Walnuts, Sesame, Peanuts (Tree nuts)