It is said there used to be a store called Zhou Wan Xing which sold authentic Mifeng Rice Cakes in the Gongxiang Lane to the south of Xuanmiao Temple. However, the recipe has been lost since the 1930s following the death of the store owner.
It is said that the cake was made from glutinous and non-glutinous rice flours mixed with fermented glutinous rice. Then the fermented dough was made into a round disc and steamed, and cut into small pieces with a string.
