Taro cake

{{Short description|Cantonese dish made from the vegetable taro}}

{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Taro cake

| image = Taro Cake dllu.jpg

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| caption = Taro cake

| alternate_name = Yam cake

| country = Southern China

| region = East Asia and Southeast Asia

| creator =

| course = Dim Sum

| served =

| main_ingredient = Taro, rice flour

| variations = Fried and steamed

| calories =

| other =

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{{Chinese

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Taro cake ({{zh|first=t|t=芋頭糕|s=芋头糕|p=yùtóu gāo|cy=wuhtáu gōu}}) is a Cantonese dish made from the vegetable taro. While it is denser in texture than radish cakes, both of these savory cakes are made in similar ways, with rice flour as the main ingredient. As a dim sum, it is usually cut into rectangular slices and pan-fried before serving. It is found in Hong Kong, China, and overseas Chinatown restaurants. Other ingredients often include pork and Chinese black mushroom, or even Chinese sausages.

{{cite web

|url=http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2009/01/chinese-new-year-taro-cake.html#.UEjM4_I6eio

|title=Chinese New Year Taro Cake

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|date=January 26, 2009

|access-date=6 September 2012

}} It is usually topped with chopped scallions.

Variety

=Regional home-style=

The other version is the more home-style baked version. Usually it uses the same ingredients and steamed for long periods of time in a deep pan until it is ultra soft and pasty. The formula varies greatly depending on the family recipe or regional tastes.

=Frozen taro cake=

Some restaurants offer taro cakes cut into small cubes as part of a main course appetizer to a major Chinese cuisine. These are sometimes frozen to a more solid state, though it is not nearly as common as the other forms.