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- potatoes first - a few years ago the Sichaun province experienced a terrible earthquake - Mrs. Li refers to herself as a magician because she is going to make something magical out of the potatoes - the longer you mash the potatoes the better it tastes - Mrs. Li says if you want to eat you have to work for it - at home the pot is made of stone and the masher is very long and made of wood - the women start learning cooking and embroidery at a very young age, if you do not know how to cook by age 18 you will not get a husband - once girls have learned the skill of cooking and needle work and are 18 they marry and serve her husbands family - in-laws look for girls that are skilled and strong, pretty does not matter - the more you press the potatoes the stickier they become and they begin to clump together - when women make this dish they work together and sing - using a wok to [[strikethrough]] fry to potato cakes [[/strikethrough]] heat oil for sauce with garlic, pepper, chilies, and scallions - at home they use a homemade honey sauce for dipping - also creates a sweet sauce with sugar, ground peanut powder - Qiang people like to drink and eat and sing they have no food taboos - Mrs. Li sings for the audience - eat that potato cake with chopsticks