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<p>[CFWK] Create dish page (Infobox + Commons)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{#seo:<br /> |title=Ma Lai Gao (马来糕) - Chinese Food Wiki<br /> |keywords=Ma Lai Gao,马来糕,馬拉糕,Dim Sum,Fa Gao,Hong Kong Food<br /> |description=Ma Lai Gao (马来糕) is a Cantonese brown-sugar steamed sponge cake served at dim sum, distinct from Fa Gao.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox chinese food<br /> | image = Ma Lai Gao.jpg<br /> | caption = Ma Lai Gao<br /> | alternate_name = Malay sponge cake; ma lai go; Cantonese brown sugar steamed cake<br /> | pinyin = Mǎlāi gāo<br /> | type = Steamed sponge cake<br /> | course = Dim sum / snack<br /> | country = China<br /> | region = Guangdong / Hong Kong (Cantonese dim sum); related steamed cakes in Southeast Asian Chinese bakeries<br /> | other = Brown-sugar Cantonese steamed sponge — distinct from Fa Gao and from Western baked sponge<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Ma Lai Gao''' (Simplified Chinese: 马来糕; Traditional Chinese: 馬拉糕; Pinyin: ''Mǎlāi gāo''; Cantonese: ''máa lāai gōu''; also Malay cake or ma lai go) is a Cantonese steamed sponge cake flavored with brown sugar, with a springy, airy crumb and caramel notes. It is a standard [[Dim Sum]] cart item. Despite the name suggesting &quot;Malay,&quot; the cake is a Cantonese tea-house classic; it is '''not''' [[Fa Gao]] (发糕), whose rice-flour bloom-top style and festival role differ, and it is not a Western oven-baked sponge.&lt;ref name=&quot;wp&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_lai_go English Wikipedia]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Deep golden-brown crumb with large steam bubbles; top may be slightly sticky or sugar-glazed. Sweetness is medium with molasses-like brown sugar aroma. Served in squares or rounds, often warm.<br /> <br /> == Ingredients (overview) ==<br /> <br /> Wheat flour (sometimes cake flour), eggs, brown sugar or slab sugar, leavening (yeast or baking powder / custard powder traditions vary), oil or lard, milk or water. Distinct from rice-flour [[Fa Gao]].<br /> <br /> == History and culture ==<br /> <br /> Cantonese yum cha repertoire; the English/Cantonese name &quot;Malay cake&quot; appears on dim sum menus worldwide. Related brown-sugar steamed cakes appear in overseas Chinese bakeries. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Hong Kong Food]], and [[Guangdong Food]].<br /> <br /> == Serving and variations ==<br /> <br /> Dim sum course, tea snack, or bakery pack. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Fa Gao]], and [[Put Chai Ko]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Dim Sum]]<br /> * [[Fa Gao]]<br /> * [[Hong Kong Food]]<br /> * [[Guangdong Food]]<br /> * [[Put Chai Ko]]<br /> * [[Pineapple Bun]]<br /> * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}</div>

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