Pronunciation
English Name

Malaysian steamed cake

Cantonese (Traditional)

馬拉糕

Simplified Chinese

马拉糕

Mandarin (Pinyin)

mǎ lā gāo


Yale Romanization

máh lāai gōu

Character Breakdown

馬拉 sounds like Malay, and 糕 is cake, so 馬拉糕 is Malay cake.

Malaysian steamed cake
About This Dish

A steamed sponge cake made with brown sugar. It's a Hong Kong dessert, not actually Malaysian, but possibly of Singaporean derivation (and therefore possibly inspired by British sponge cakes).

Quick Facts
Categories:
糕
蒸
素
甜品
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Yale:
máh lāai gōu