Fa gao

Fa gao
TypePastry
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsflour (usually rice flour), leavening (traditionally yeast), sugar
Similar dishesHtanthi mont, Bánh bò, Kue mangkok
Fa gao
Traditional Chinese發糕
Simplified Chinese发糕
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinfāgāo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfaat3 gou1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese發粿
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJhoat-ké / hoat-koé / hoat-kér
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese發粄
Transcriptions
Hakka
Romanizationfat pan

Fa gao (simplified Chinese: 发糕; traditional Chinese: 發糕; pinyin: fāgāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-koé), also called fat pan (發粄) by the Hakka,[1] prosperity cake,[2][3] fortune cake,[4] Cantonese sponge cake,[5] is a Chinese steamed, cupcake-like pastry.[6] Because it is often characterized by a split top when cooked, it is often referred as Chinese smiling steamed cake or blooming flowers.[6] It is commonly consumed on the Chinese new year.[7] It is also eaten on other festivals, wedding, and funerals by the Hakka people.[8]

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  6. ^ a b "Chinese New Year Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao) |Gluten Free Asian Recipes |Healthy gf Asian". Gluten Free Asian Recipes | Healthy gf Asian. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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