How Did I Become Liang Nong Rice Cake?

Curry Ji is a moderately well-known food blogger who won countless fans on short-video platforms with her authentic Liangnong rice cakes. But one day, she received a comment: “My grandma has been making Liangnong rice cakes for fifty years. Hers are just as good as the ones where you live.” Curry Ji refused to accept the challenge, so she made a special trip to Liangnong, Yuyao, and apprenticed herself to an experienced rice-cake maker. She learned to sift the flour, carve out the molds, add the filling, cover it with flour, and press the seal, as square rice cakes took shape in the steam, one by one. After mastering the craft, she returned home and filmed an episode called “Curry Meets Liangnong Rice Cakes,” filling the rice cakes with spicy curry. It unexpectedly became a huge hit. Only then did she understand: What truly moves people isn't skill, but the care and craftsmanship behind every measured tap of the mallet and every carefully pressed seal. From then on, in her videos, curry was the faraway place, and rice cakes were home.