Floating Melbourne

The Whisper of the Northern Lights

The soul of rice cooking is the crisp youtiao.


Whether it's sweet or savory, aside from the main ingredient glutinous rice, it's only the crisp youtiao that remains constant.


Compared with ordinary youtiao, the color of crisp youtiao is a bit darker.


It crunches when bitten, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth.


In the streets, they are known as [Old Youtiao].


When food safety wasn't monitored as closely, the crispiness of Old Youtiao was mostly achieved by frying with edible alum.


Zong Ji naturally wouldn't let his beloved daughter eat such unhealthy food.


He used yeast and double-frying instead.


Zong Ji's suitcase was filled entirely with food.


From ingredients to condiments, he had everything one could need.


He even brought along a particularly useful pot.


A significant reason Zong Ji made the long journey to send his daughter to school was to cook her a few delicious meals.
