Boiling small fish with hot cakes "is an authentic Tianjin-style snack, but it is actually a very ordinary daily meal. <br /><br />Tianjin is located at the lower end of the Jiuhe River, with Baiyangdian Lake on top and Bohai Bay on bottom. It is low-lying and water-rich. Fish and shrimp are kept in stock all year round. Tianjin people have developed the habit of loving fish. Corn is also abundant in the north, and rice cakes are the staple food of the family. However, the authentic boiled fish with hot cakes is not cooked separately, but is called "cooked in one pot", which means that hot cakes and boiled fish are cooked in the same pot and served at the same time. <br /><br />In this dish, the fish is wild white strips or small crucian carp, and the meat is tender and soft;<br /> Make cakes with cornmeal. After heating the large iron pot, boil the fish at the bottom of the pot, and turn the pan around and cover it with cornflour cakes.
Millet has high nutritional value:<br /> 1. It is rich in fat, 7.8 times that of rice, and is mainly unsaturated fatty acids. <br />2. Contains a large amount of vitamin E, which is 4.8 times that of rice. <br />3. The dietary fiber content is rich, which is four times that of rice. <br />4. High potassium content and low sodium content. The ratio of potassium and sodium to rice is 9:1, while the ratio of millet is 66:1. Eating millet regularly is beneficial to patients with high blood pressure. <br />5. The iron content is high, 4.8 times that of rice; the phosphorus content is also rich, 2.3 times that of rice. This is why millet can nourish blood and strengthen brain. <br /><br />The steamed buns made this time were mixed with millet flour, and a proper amount of edible oil was added during the kneading process, so the taste was soft, nutritious, and easy for digestion. My mother said it was very suitable for her taste.
