Chai tow kway

Chai tow kway
Alternative namesFried radish cake, radish cake
CourseYum cha
Place of originChina
Region or stateChaoshan (originally), Teochew-speaking communities in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia
Created byTeochew people
Main ingredientsSteamed rice flour, water, and shredded white daikon
VariationsTurnip cake
Chai tow kway
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese粿
Simplified Chinese菜头粿
Hokkien POJchhài-thâu-koé,
chhài-thâu-ké
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyincàitóu guǒ
IPA[tsʰâɪ.tʰǒʊ kwò]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchoitàuh gwó
Jyutpingcoi3tau4gwo2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJchhài-thâu-koé,
chhài-thâu-ké
Teochew Peng'imCai3 tao5 guê2
Thai name
Thaiขนมผักกาด
RTGSkhanom phak kat

Chai tow kway is a common dish or dim sum of Chaoshan cuisine in Chaoshan, Guangdong, China. It is also popular in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam, consisting of stir-fried cubes of radish cake. In some places such as Singapore, it is confusingly translated as carrot cake (compare with flour-based cake).