Snack · Steamed & rolled

Lu Da Gun ("Donkey Rolling in Dirt")

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There's no donkey meat anywhere in it — the name comes from how the finished rice roll, dusted in soybean flour, resembles a donkey rolling around in a dusty field.

Steamed glutinous rice dough is rolled flat, spread with sweet red bean paste, rolled into a log, sliced into rounds, and coated in toasted soybean flour.

Why it's made this way: The dish reflects old Beijing and Manchu court snack traditions, where playful, descriptive names for humble ingredients were common.