Traditional Hong Kong Cakes

Baked pineapple cake

Baked pineapple cake is a popular cake on the Hong Kong afternoon tea menu. The name pineapple cake is translated according to the Vietnamese, because the cake has an external appearance like a pineapple, but in fact, the ingredients do not have pineapple at all, but include milk, eggs, and butter that are cleverly sifted, so that when baking It will form a smooth, crispy crust that melts in your mouth. When Hong Kong people have afternoon tea (milk tea or lemon tea) they will come with freshly baked pineapple cake. Some people who like to eat fat can even put a slice of butter or cheese in the middle of the cake.

Egg cake

You will definitely see a different version of egg tarts in Hong Kong & Macau. Macau egg tarts have a thick crust, lots of egg filling and a rich flavor, because it was heavily influenced by the taste of the Portuguese, who were the first to bring egg tarts to this area. When egg tarts were introduced to Hong Kong, Hong Kong people changed a bit in the ingredients as well as the way of baking, making the crust thinner and crisper, as well as the egg filling being softened to reduce the smell. fishy eggs. Egg cake is an indispensable dessert in the morning dimsum menu of the Chinese in general and Hong Kong people in particular, as well as the "lovely couple" of baked pineapple cake in the afternoon tea of every citizen. Hong Kong. After a tiring day of sightseeing, don't forget to stop at any water shop to sit back and enjoy milk tea and this specialty cake.

Wife cake

Anyone who is a fan of TVB movies is probably not far from wife cake. The cake has a multi-layered foam shell that wraps around a sweet filling made from pumpkin jam, tangerine peel, and pork fat (some shops also add a little spice to create a sweet-salty balance). The cake is made to honor the value of the woman in the family, and to show the husband's love for his wife, and is an integral part of the wedding ceremony, to symbolize a love glue paint of the newlywed couple. There are many different versions of the origin of the wife cake, the most popular stories told of a poor couple pushing a cart selling sweets and pies in Guangdong, China. One day the wife harvested in the garden very delicious squash but did not know what to do with them, she decided to make pumpkin jam, then thought about making a cake with this pumpkin jam, so the cake born. When sold, people love it. The husband felt proud of his wife, so he named it wife cake.

Happy dumplings

Besides the communal cake, another type of cake also clearly shows the long-standing wedding custom of the Hong Kong people, which is the "ex-price" cake (ga neu beng). At first glance, the cake looks like a dumpling, but the top is printed with the word "song hy" and has 4 colors and 4 different fillings, expressing different good meanings. Red-pink dumplings filled with red bean paste, represent passionate love and good luck. Yellow dumplings filled with green beans, sesame and white onions, as a wish for the groom's success in marriage and career. Brown dumplings with black sesame filling with sweet, cohesive meanings. Finally, there is a white cake with lotus seed filling, which implies wishing the bride and groom "soon to give birth to a son". These four types of cakes all have auspicious meanings and do not hesitate to buy them as gifts for relatives and friends!

Hong Kong is a special destination with an extremely rich and meaningful culinary culture. When traveling to Hong Kong, do not miss the opportunity to taste these cakes. From large-scale bakeries to small perennial tea houses hidden in the streets, as long as you look carefully, you will have the right choices.