maa5 tai4 gou1馬蹄糕马蹄糕
Jyutpingmaa5 tai4 gou1
Yalemáh tàih gōu
Definition
Water chestnut cake, a sweet translucent golden pastry that may contain chopped water chestnuts.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Often served as a staple during Lunar New Year, this dish is prized for its translucent, jelly-like texture. While it can be eaten cold, many people prefer to pan-fry slices until the edges turn golden and slightly crispy. The presence of actual water chestnut bits provides a pleasant crunch that distinguishes it from smoother, starch-only versions.
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The water chestnut cake at this restaurant is very generous with ingredients.
Do you like eating pan-fried water chestnut cake?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 蘿蔔糕 or 芋頭糕, which are savory dim sum items. Unlike those, this is a sweet dessert and is never served with soy sauce or chili oil.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
