A worker skillfully removes the top leaf of a washed persimmon, cuts it into several pieces, scrapes the black seeds from the persimmon, digs out the persimmon flesh with a spoon, and stirs it to form persimmon mash.

一位工人熟练地把洗过的柿子的顶叶摘下来，切成几块，刮去柿子上的黑色籽，用勺子挖出柿子肉，搅拌成柿子泥。

Traditionally, qingtuan features a red bean paste filling, but Heytea has combined two of its popular tea flavors in the rice ball－Ovaltine and mashed taro with bubble, and cheese with soyabean milk.

I now prefer light flavors," she said, sharing an image of her lunch - a mixture of corn kernels, mushroom, eggs, cherry tomatoes, beef and mashed potato.

Chinese chefs have invented so many local dishes using the staple, aside from foreign chips, french fries or mashed potatoes.

In coal exploitation, for example, measures can be taken to promote comprehensive use of mine water and mash gas, increase coal recovery and beef up environmental and ecological remediation of mining areas, he said.