- Sachima
Chinese
pic=Sachima.jpg
t=1. 馬仔
2. 沙琪瑪
3. 薩其馬
s=1. 马仔
2. 沙琪玛
3. 萨其马
j=1. maa5 zai2
2. saa1 kei4 maa5
3. saat3 kei4 maa5
p=1. mǎzi
2. shāqímǎ
3. sàqímǎSachima is a Chinese pastry found in many Chinese-speaking regions. Each regional cuisine has its own slightly different variation of this food, though the appearance of all versions is essentially the same.
Manchu
In Manchu cuisine, "sachima" is a sweet snack. It mainly consists of
flour ,butter , androck sugar orrock candy . It is now popular inmainland China among children and adults.Cantonese
The Cantonese pastry version of "sachima" is very sweet. It is also made of essentially the same ingredients as the other varieties of "sachima". It is often sprinkled with dried
coconut . The Cantonese variety of "sachima" ranges from chewy to hard in texture. Most overseasChinatowns offer the Cantonese style of the pastry. It is commonly found inHong Kong .Fujian
Many of the
Fujian distribution companies manufacture packaged versions of Sachima. This version hassesame and is made ofwheat flour ,vegetable oil , egg,milk , granularsugar , and malt sugar. [According to the list of ingredients on a package of Sachima from theZhangzhou distribution company inFujian province .] The taste is comparatively plain compared to the more sweetened Cantonese version.ee also
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