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Water chestnut cake (traditional Chinese: 馬蹄糕; simplified Chinese: 马蹄糕; Cantonese Yale: máhtài gōu) is a sweet Cantonese dim sum dish made of shredded Chinese water chestnut.[1] 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.

Water chestnut cake

Course	dim sum
Place of origin	Guangdong, China
Region or state	Cantonese-speaking areas
Main ingredients	shredded Chinese water chestnut
Media: Water chestnut cake

Water chestnut cake
Traditional Chinese	馬蹄糕
Simplified Chinese	马蹄糕
Jyutping	maa5 tai4 gou1
Hanyu Pinyin	mǎtí gāo
Literal meaning	horsehoof cake
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin mǎtí gāo IPA [màtʰǐkáʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization máhtài gōu Jyutping maa5 tai4 gou1 IPA [ma̬ːtʰɐ̏ikóu] Southern Min Hokkien POJ bé-tê-koé or bé-tê-ké

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

See also

• Chestnut cake
• Brazil nut cake
• Dim sum
• Taro cake
• Turnip cake
• Nian gao

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