Red peach cake (Chinese: 紅桃粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-thô-kóe), also known as rice peach cake (Chinese: 飯桃粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̄g-thô-kóe) and rice cake (Chinese: 飯粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̄g-kóe) is a small teardrop shaped Teochew kuih (stuffed dumpling) with soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped over a filling of glutinous rice, peanuts, mushrooms, and shallots. The skin of the kuih is often dyed pink, and shaped with a wooden mould before steaming.[1] The cake is native to the Teochew people.[2][3]

Red peach cake
Assorted Teochew kueh, with pink and white red peach cakes on the right
Alternative namesPng kuih, png tho kuih, ang tho kuih
TypePastry
CourseSnack
Place of originChina
Region or stateChina and Southeast Asia
Main ingredientsGlutinous rice flour, mushrooms, shallots, peanuts

References

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  1. ^ "Teochew Png Kuih Revisited (潮州饭桃) - Guai Shu Shu". Guai Shu Shu. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ Mathews, Mathew (2017-10-31). Singapore Ethnic Mosaic, The: Many Cultures, One People. World Scientific. ISBN 9789813234758.
  3. ^ Low, Eric (2015-06-15). The Little Teochew Cookbook. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814677387.