Water Chestnut Cake In Dim Sum
One of my favourite standards from Chinese Cantonese dim sum is water chestnut cake but don’t let the name fool you since it looks nothing like a cake. In fact the best ones are pan fried to finish it off after the ingredients were initially steamed often in molds to give it a rectangular appearance. Sometimes the cakes are golden brown due to the type of sugar that is added while other times water chestnut cakes come in lighter colours like the ones pictured above. The texture is kind of like jello and is much like a sweet dessert.
In dim sum restaurants, water chestnut cakes are served hot but you can eat it cold as well during the summer at home as a refreshing snack. But if served at dim sum restaurants, there’s no need to keep it at the end of the meal like western type of meals which keep desserts at the end. If you are at a dim sum restaurant, it’s best to eat water chestnut cakes as soon as they are served while they are still hot.
I would say that water chestnut cakes are available at 95% of dim sum restaurants and the larger ones will always have it either by order or on dim sum carts if they use these.
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