- Taro cake
Taro cake is a Chinese dish made from the vegetable
taro . While it is denser in texture thanradish cake s, both these savory cakes made in a similar ways, withrice flour as the main ingredient. When served indim sum cuisine, it is cut into square-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving. It is found inHong Kong ,China , and overseasChinatown s restaurants. Other ingredients often includepork andChinese black mushroom , or evenChinese sausage s. It is usually topped with choppedscallion s.Variety
Dim sum
The pan fried square taro cake is semi-crunchy on the outside and medium-soft on the inside. It is also the most consistent version with more or less the same formula in East and
Southeast Asia , or among overseas Chinese communities.Regional home-style
The other version is the more home-style baked version. Usually it uses the same ingredients and steamed for long periods of time in a deep pan until it is ultra soft and pasty. The formula varies greatly depending on the family
recipe or regional tastes.Frozen taro cake
Some restaurants offer taro cakes cut into small cubes as part of a main course
appetizer to a majorChinese cuisine . These are sometimes frozen to a more solid state. Though it is not nearly as common as the other forms.In other cultures
A similar dish is prepared in the
cuisine of Vietnam , where it is called "bánh khoai môn".ee also
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Turnip cake
*Yam cake
*Water chestnut cake
*Nian gao
*Taro dumpling
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