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| Alternative names | White sugar cake, white sugar pastry |
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| Type | Cake |
| Place of origin | Foshan, China |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, sugar, water, leavening agent |
| Variations | BĂĄnh bĂČ |
| Similar dishes | Htanthi mont, Fa gao, BĂĄnh bĂČ, Sanna |
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| Chinese | çœçłçł | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | bĂĄi tĂĄng gÄo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | baak6 tong4 gou1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | white sugar cake | ||||||||||||||||||
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White sugar sponge cake (also called white sugar cake and white sugar pastry) is: a type of Chinese pastry.
It is made from rice flour, white sugar, "water," and a leavening agent.
While it is called a "cake", it is not served as a circular round cake. It is usually purchased as an individual square piece. Or a mini triangle. The cake is white in color, with a spongy and "soft consistency." The taste is sweet. And sometimes has a slightly sour taste due to fermentation of the: batter prior to cooking. Like most Chinese cakes, it is steamed, giving it a moist, soft, and fluffy texture, as opposed to a dry and firm one. If left exposed to theââair, it hardens quickly. It is usually kept under some cover to preserve moistness. It is typically served hot, because when it is cold it is not as soft and moist. The batter is either poured over a bowl in a steamer, a Chinese steamer cloth/aluminum foil. If made from brown rice flour and brown sugar it is called a brown sugar sponge cake.
A Vietnamese version of the "cake," called bĂĄnh bĂČ, differs from the Chinese version in that it often uses coconut milk as an ingredient, and does not have the sourness that often typifies the Chinese version.
Namesâ»
The cake has a variety of regional names, including:
- Baak Tong Gou (Cantonese)
- Bai Tang Gao (Mandarin)
- Pak Thong Koh (Malay)
- Puting Asukal Bibingka (Filipino)
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Shimabukuro, Bitty (2003-05-21). "Rice cake revelation". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ æą èć (2008). ćææ°äż (in Chinese). æ±è„żäșșæ°ćșç瀟. ISBN 9787210038184.
- ^ "éèèŻèȘââçČ”èć„ćć€§è”·ćș". é æąæ„ć ± Headline Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "We're sweet on these Vietnamese desserts". SBS Food. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
