water chestnut cake

{{Short description|Cantonese dim sum dish}}

{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Water chestnut cake

| image = Waterchestnutcake.jpg

| image_size = 230px

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| country = Guangdong, China

| region = Cantonese-speaking areas

| creator =

| course = dim sum

| served =

| main_ingredient = shredded Chinese water chestnut

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{{Chinese

|t= {{linktext|馬蹄糕}}

|s= {{linktext|马蹄糕}}

|l= horsehoof cake

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|p= mǎtí gāo

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|y= máhtài gōu

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|j= maa5 tai4 gou1

|poj= bé-tê-koé or bé-tê-ké

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Water chestnut cake ({{zh|first=t|t=馬蹄糕|s=马蹄糕|cy=máhtài gōu}}) is a sweet Cantonese dim sum dish made of shredded Chinese water chestnut.{{cite web

|url=http://www.tastehongkong.com/recipes/water-chestnut-cake-for-chinese-new-year-and-valentines-day/

|title=Water Chestnut Cake for Chinese New Year and sometimes Valentine's Day

|work=tastehongkong.com

|date=10 February 2010

|access-date=8 January 2007

|archive-date=14 February 2010

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214170337/http://www.tastehongkong.com/recipes/water-chestnut-cake-for-chinese-new-year-and-valentines-day/

|url-status=dead

}} When served during dim sum, the cake is usually cut into square-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving. The cake is soft, but holds its shape after the frying. Sometimes the cake is made with chopped water chestnuts embedded into each square piece with the vegetable being visible. One of the main trademark characteristics of the dish is its translucent appearance.

It is one of the standard dishes found in the dim sum cuisine of Guangdong, and is also available in select overseas Chinatown restaurants.