Turnip cake

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Radish cake, turnip cake or chai tow kway is a Chinese dish made of steamed rice flour and shredded daikon radish often served as dim sum. It is traditionally called carrot cake in Singapore, but has no relation to European carrot cake. Radish cake is commonly served in Cantonese and Teochew (Chaoshan) yum cha, usually cut into rectangular slices and sometimes pan-fried before serving. Each pan-fried cake has a thin crunchy layer on the outside from frying, and is soft on the inside, whereas the steamed version is soft all over. Often served with a soya-oyster dipping sauce, it is one of the standard dishes found in the dim sum cuisine of China and is widely consumed in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as in overseas Chinatown restaurants. In Southeast Asia, the cakes are often chopped into smaller cubes and stir fried with additional ingredients.

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