taro cake

Noun

taro cake (countable and uncountable, plural taro cakes)

1. A type of savoury Chinese cake made from flour and taro, often topped with fried shallots and chopped spring onions, served either steamed or pan-fried.
   • Thick slices of taro cake, richly flavored with scallops, mushrooms, shrimp, Chinese bacon, and creamy taro, are pan-fried until golden brown and fragrant.1999, Grace Young, The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 130
   • "Or else," Great-Auntie paused for a moment, as if making a hard decision, "I'll buy you a piece of taro cake?"2009, George A. Fowler, transl., translated by George A Fowler, Riddles of Belief... and Love—A Story, Indianapolis, IN: Dog Ear Publishing, translation of Grandma's Old Town by Lin Zhe, →ISBN, page...

   Synonyms:

   yam cake