Meaning Entrusted to the Rice Cake by People in East Asia - A Research of the Origin and Propagation of Glutinous Food Culture of Hill Tribes

据说，糯米部分起源于泰国北部几个山地部落居住的地方。他们的年糕文化反映了每个山地部落的自然特征和传统文化。本文介绍了对泰国北部主要民族糯米糕的命名、制作方法和器具、烹饪方式和食用方式等传统文化的研究结果。它也试图比较和分析他们的传统文化。年糕主要是在他们的传统活动中用糯米做的，尤其是在元旦。他们南迁，相互接触和影响，他们的年糕文化也或多或少地得到了传播。人们把大家努力制作的年糕献给神灵和祖先，祝愿家人和村民幸福健康。在竹叶包裹的蛋糕里，有两种不同的形状，一种是男性，一种是女性，寓意着生命。

Glutinous rice is said to have partly originated in Northern Thailand where several hill tribes live. They have the rice cake culture reflecting the natural features and traditional culture of each hill tribe．This article deals with the result of researching about the traditional culture of glutinous rice cake, including the naming, ways of making and utensils, ways of cooking and eating in major ethnic groups in Northern Thailand. It also attempts to compare and analyzestheir traditional cultures.The rice cake is mainly made from glutinous rice at their traditional events, particularly on the New Year’s Day. They moved south,, touched and influenced with each other, and their rice cake cultures are also more or less propagated. By dedicating the rice cake made by efforts of everyone to gods and ancestors, people wish well-being and health of all their families and villagers. In the cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves, there are two different shapes, of a male and a female, with intent of Life.