Comments on: Bay Area Chai Tow Kway (Radish Cake)

by: yich

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:44:49 +0000

KeropokMan - Hehe.. I still must render support to my Maxwell Food Center Chai Tow Kuay stall.

Mina & Ray - I am sure you had a GREAT time eating Hawker Food in Singapore. Can’t wait to read more about what you girls ate so that I can make sure I do not miss out on anything!

MW - I haven’t tried the taro ones, but I believe you and your taste judgement so I will stick to this daikon cake. ;)

by: MeltingWok

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:03:48 +0000

oh my godddd, I always get this at ranch 99 too, not expensive at all, and much better than the taro ones, coz the dikon cakes is richer in taste, and already added the dried shrimps, damn good !! :) wahh, topped it off with some fried shallots, yummy oo :)

by: Ray

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:58:05 +0000

I like the white one better anyways. And I LOVE Chai Poh egg. I bought some in Singapore, coz I feel it tastes slightly different from the U.S. version.

by: Mina

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:12:37 +0000

Yum! We had chai tow kway while in Singapore. Good to know I can make them at home when I get the craving! I bought a pack of Chai Poh back from S’pore…it just taste different from the ones here. Thanks for the recipe!

by: keropokman

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:04:38 +0000

I see that you make your own chai tow kway now :-) Looks good! I like the white kind just like how you fry it.

no need to come back to hawker centre in sg to eat liao… u are doing a great job!

by: yich

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:46:04 +0000

Mine got more ingredients (liao4) than the real deal. This is a super deal. Haha!
Dried shrimp needs to be refrigerated, but not dried anchovies or chai poh. So the latter two are found in the dried ingredient section. Chai Poh can also be used to make Chai Poh Egg, so luckily I won’t be using it to just make Chai Tow Kway! Am making that again today. Woohoo!

by: tigerfish

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:38:38 +0000

Looks like the real deal! Wow!
You found Chai Poh finally! I’m surprised it’s in the dried goods section instead of in the dried shrimp/anchovy section.

by: yich

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:25:30 +0000

It’s made from rice flour (mainly), shredded radish and sometimes with bits of Chinese sausage. You can get pan fried radish cake from dim sum restaurants. They are rectangular in shape and almost always look very oily.

by: Daddy Forever

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:29:13 +0000

What is radish cake anyways? Is it made from radish?

by: yich

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:35:19 +0000

Thanks BuddingCook! Dried radish is part of the ingredient list for this Chai Tow Kway dish. The dried radish is found in the dried ingredient section. Usually the same place you will find red dates, dried fungus etc.
If you haven’t tried radish cake before, then I suggest you try it by itself first to see if you like it.