芋头糕

芋頭糕
yùtóugāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 taro cake (savory steamed cake with taro, a Cantonese dim sum item)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Guònián shí Guǎngdōng rén huì zhēng yùtóugāo hé luóbogāo.
At New Year, Cantonese people steam taro cake and radish cake.
HSK 7-9
Yùtóugāo jiān yíxià wài cuì lǐ ruǎn, tèbié xiāng.
Pan-fry the taro cake briefly - crisp outside, soft inside, and especially fragrant.

Tips

culture
A staple of Cantonese New Year tables alongside 萝卜糕 (radish cake) and 马蹄糕 (water-chestnut cake). shares its sound with 'high,' so eating these cakes is said to bring 步步高升 - 'each step higher' - in the year ahead.

Stroke Order

tóu
gāo