carrot cake

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carrot

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Teochew:

菜头粿

peng'im:

cai3 tao5 guê2

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definitions

noun

  1. Another name for chai tow kway.

    2. synonyms:

    chai tow kway
  2. a Cantonese version of the steamed radish and rice flour cake, popular as a dim sum dish. It is served as larger, flat cuboids (around 6 - 10 cm long on the longer dimensions, and 1 - 2 cm thick), which are usually pan-fried to obtain a crispy outside layer before serving. The cakes may include additional umami ingredients to boost their flavour, such as dried shrimp or lup cheong. Can be eaten with various sauces, such as chilli sauce, kicap manis, and hoisin sauce.
    Also known as turnip cake, or more accurately radish cake, in other English-speaking countries.

    3. Steaming carts stacked with baskets of har gao, carrot cake, chicken feet, and other dim sum goodies streamed endlessly out of the kitchen.


usage notes

While "carrot cake" can refer to both chai tow kway and the Cantonese dim sum dish, chai tow kway specifically only refers to the Teochew dish and its variants.
No relation to the English sense of carrot cake.


related:

chop carrot head carrot

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