Yang Mengchen said with a laugh, "Hearing Hei Kid talk about it makes me crave it so much that I could drool."
The peanut and red date cake symbolizes good fortune right from the start, and most families only make it during the New Year because glutinous rice and red dates are quite expensive ingredients. Farmers simply can't afford to make it often, and even during the festive season, they can't bear to use too much of these materials. The most important thing is that making it is time-consuming and laborious, requiring a deft touch.
Out of all, Grandma Zhang makes the tastiest peanut and red date cake—fine, soft, and chewy, with a sweet fragrance that's unforgettable.
Besides New Year's, the only other time she would make it, and with ample ingredients, was whenever the original owner visited Wu Family Village.
Hei Kid and the others were also quite eager for a taste.
