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<p>[CFWK] Create dish page (Infobox + Commons)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{#seo:<br /> |title=Water Chestnut Cake (马蹄糕) - Chinese Food Wiki<br /> |keywords=Water Chestnut Cake,马蹄糕,馬蹄糕,Dim Sum,Hong Kong Food,Turnip Cake<br /> |description=Water Chestnut Cake (马蹄糕) is a Cantonese steamed translucent cake made from water-chestnut flour, a dim sum and dessert snack.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox chinese food<br /> | image = Water Chestnut Cake.jpg<br /> | caption = Water Chestnut Cake<br /> | alternate_name = Ma ti gao; water chestnut pudding; steamed water chestnut cake<br /> | pinyin = Mǎtí gāo<br /> | type = Steamed water-chestnut starch cake<br /> | course = Dim sum / snack / dessert<br /> | country = China<br /> | region = Guangdong / Hong Kong (Cantonese dim sum and dessert shops)<br /> | other = Translucent steamed cake from water-chestnut flour — dim sum classic<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Water Chestnut Cake''' (Simplified Chinese: 马蹄糕; Traditional Chinese: 馬蹄糕; Pinyin: ''Mǎtí gāo'') is a Cantonese steamed cake made from water-chestnut flour (马蹄粉) and sugar, set into a translucent amber slab that is sliced and sometimes pan-fried. It appears on [[Dim Sum]] carts and in dessert shops. It is '''not''' [[Turnip Cake]] (萝卜糕), which is savory and made from shredded radish, and not water-chestnut salad or canned water chestnuts alone.&lt;ref name=&quot;wp&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_chestnut_cake English Wikipedia]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Appearance is glossy translucent amber or light brown with possible diced fresh water chestnut pieces; texture is soft-jiggly when steamed and lightly crisp-edged when pan-fried. Flavor is mildly sweet and fresh.<br /> <br /> == Ingredients (overview) ==<br /> <br /> Water-chestnut flour, sugar, water; optional diced fresh water chestnuts. Distinct starch base from radish [[Turnip Cake]] or taro cakes.<br /> <br /> == History and culture ==<br /> <br /> Cantonese yum cha and tong sui adjacent snack; English dim sum menus list &quot;water chestnut cake.&quot; See [[Dim Sum]], [[Hong Kong Food]], and [[Put Chai Ko]].<br /> <br /> == Serving and variations ==<br /> <br /> Dim sum plate (steamed or fried slices) or dessert shop sweet. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Turnip Cake]], and [[Taro Cake]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Dim Sum]]<br /> * [[Turnip Cake]]<br /> * [[Taro Cake]]<br /> * [[Put Chai Ko]]<br /> * [[Hong Kong Food]]<br /> * [[Guangdong Food]]<br /> * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}</div>

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