wu6 tau2 gou1芋頭糕芋头糕
Jyutpingwu6 tau2 gou1
Yalewuh táu gōu
Definition
Taro cake, a Cantonese dim sum dish made of taro, rice flour, and savory ingredients.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Taro cake is a quintessential Cantonese dim sum dish, traditionally made with shredded taro, rice flour, and savory ingredients like Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms. It is almost always served pan-fried until the exterior is crispy and golden, rather than steamed alone. While it is a staple during the Lunar New Year, it is enjoyed year-round in tea houses.
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dai2底dáiExamples
The taro cake here is really packed with ingredients.
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Common phrases
taro cake with preserved meat
Common mistake
Learners often confuse it with 蘿蔔糕, which is turnip cake. While both are savory cakes prepared in similar ways, they have distinct textures and flavor profiles, with taro cake being denser and earthier.
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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.
