Like Jam on Bread

For all I know, it's called chai tow kway; that rectangular golden brown radish cake which is a popular item in the morning market. Chai tow kway, said to have a Teochew origin specifically in Chaoshan, China; has rice flour and daikon as its main ingredients and could be eaten as it is, steamed or stir-fried with eggs, spring onions, preserved radish, and other seasonings. Dim sum restaurants offer such versions; but I probably haven't come across the brown deep-fried ones like the ones sold in the local market. Once, I treated some to an American lass and taught her to apply some sweet chilli sauce on the rectangular slab like applying jam on bread.


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