Chinese → English transcript

Young people nowadays are keeping a new kind of pet

It is this wriggling lump of living creature you are seeing now

It is called miangu

Which is what we commonly call yeast

The reasons for choosing to keep it are also very simple

It is easy to take care of and worry-free

It does not wreck your home and does not need walking

You just need to feed it every day by adding flour and water

If even just feeding it feels too troublesome

You can also put it in the fridge

Then it will slow down its fermentation

And you will only need to feed it once every few days

If you want to keep such a low-maintenance pet, it is actually very simple

You just need to stay at home for a few days and it is very easy

To cultivate it from scratch

First, add flour and water in a one-to-one ratio into a container

After stirring thoroughly, put the lid on

Let it sit for 24 hours

Then pour out half of the batter

And add the same amount of flour and water again

Repeat the above steps every day

After one week, you will have your very own yeast baby

During this time, you will see bubbles in the batter

It will expand, or there might be some strange smells

But all of this is normal

And the ratio does not need to be very precise

Because this does not affect the result

It only affects how fast or slow the process is