Rediscovering an 80-Year-Old Family Recipe for Rice Cake

Gooey, chewy, and fluffy all at once, sweet rice cakes are a popular snack across southern China, often eaten as a dessert or afternoon pick-me-up. And this family in New York has been making them for over 80 years.

Paul Eng is the third-generation owner of Fong On, but when he took over the business in 2017, there was one problem: he didn’t know the recipes. So he had to learn everything from scratch and in the process rediscovered his family’s legacy.

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Producer: Gavin Huang
Videographer: Eric Jenkins-Sahlin
Editor: Joel Roche
Mastering: Victor Peña

Music: Audio Network