Desserts

Water chestnut cake is a sweet Cantonese dim sum dish made of shredded Chinese water chestunt. 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.

Mantou, often referred to as Chinese steamed bun/bread, is a kind of steamed bread or bun originating in China. They are typically eaten as a staple in northern parts of China where wheat, rather than rice, is grown. They are made with milled wheat flour, water and leavening agents.In size and texture, they range from 4 cm, soft and fluffy in the most elegant restaurtants, to over 15 cm, firm and dense for the working man's lunch

      

 Niangao , sometimes translated as year cake or Chinese New Year's cake, is a food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed. It is available in Asian supermakets and from health food stores. It is considered good luck to eat nian gao during this time, because "nian gao" is a homonym for "higher year." The Chinese word 粘 (nián), meaning "sticky", is identical in sound to 年, meaning "year", and the word 糕 (gāo), meaning "cake" is identical in sound to 高, meaning "high or tall".