Teochew Rice Cake
It really is that pink!
Combing through my Google Photos for pink things for Jude’s Life in Colour: Pink, I found this very bright savoury delight.
These rice cakes, Teochew Poong Tor 潮州饭桃 (literally meaning Teochew rice peaches) are a symbol of longevity. The origin of this shape & hue is to symbolise peaches for the offering altar to the gods. Along with other savoury extra-large dumplings, these are a popular breakfast, or snack, in Singapore.
The pink Poong Tor is stuffed with glutinous rice, dried shrimp & mushroom. The round one, Ku Chye Kuey (Garlic Chive Dumpling) is filled with chives. The one on the right is filled with jicama and is called Bang Kwang Kuey (Jicama/Turnip Dumpling).
This post is my contribution to
- Becky’s Squares hosted by Beck at LifeOfB
- Friday’s Foods of the World hosted by CadyLuckLeedy at ThatTravelLadyinHerShoes
Touring My Backyard 
Lovely. They seem to have a filling. Sweet bean paste?
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The pink one is filled with savoury sticky rice, fried with dried mushroom & sometimes dried shrimp.
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That sounds rather interesting
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We actually do have sweet versions of dumplings with this sort of dough, but there are smaller and coloured according to their fillings, which are numerous.
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Let me guess, beans, coconut. What else?
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Good guess! And you are right! The classic is a mung bean paste one. Then we also have yam, green bean, black sesame, peanut, durian even! And many of them have coconut in them!
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Sounds absolutely delightful. One day, when things open up, I’m going to visit your city
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Definitely!
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It is interesting to see the foods that people eat in different areas of the world. I would give them all a try, but, like Heyjude, for a snack. Not breakfast.
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I hear you – my breakfasts tend to be toast or oatmeal. But Singaporeans love their cooked savouries for breakfast, so we see the dim sum, all sort of dumpling-like foods, and noodles of all sorts!
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That pink is unlike any peach colour that I have seen! I wouldn’t fancy these for breakfast but they’d make a nice snack. Do you know what is used to colour the pink one Ju-Lyn?
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I was wondering about that, too – I would be frighted to find a fruit in that hue! All the recipes I looked at ask for a few drops of red colouring.
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ooh that is pink, a great square too 🙂 Hope it didn’t leave the tongue extra pink after eating it!!
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One would think the colour would come out, right? But it doesn’t, thankfully! And it doesn’t taste pink at all either!
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Now I want to try!!
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I hope you get to – if you are a dumpling fan, you would almost certainly love it!
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I’ll make a note in my head to look out for them xx
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That pink one I’ll give a miss!
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It is rather bright, isn’t it?
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It is!
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What a wonderful pink this poong tor is! It’s been ages since I’ve eaten any of them. Like them all but the bang kang kuey is my favourite. The ones in your photo look delicious.
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These are from our favourite shop in Alexander Village – but from their outlet in Farrer Market.
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That sure is pink! I have never seen rice cakes like that around here. They look delicious.
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They are certainly not the rice cakes I’ve eaten in the US – these are more like dumplings! I think they are delicious, but my expat friends either love them or hate them!
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I bet I would like them.
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I bet you could find them in Portland!
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