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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