Английская Википедия:Fa gao
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Fa gao (Шаблон:Zh), also called fat pan (發粄) by the Hakka,[1] prosperity cake,[2][3] fortune cake,[4] Cantonese sponge cake,[5] is a Chinese steamed, cupcake-like pastry.[6] Because it is often characterized by a split top when cooked, it is often referred as Chinese smiling steamed cake or blooming flowers.[6] It is commonly consumed on the Chinese new year.[7] It is also eaten on other festivals, wedding, and funerals by the Hakka people.[8]
Symbolism
The name of cake, fagao, is a homonym for "cake which expands" and "prosperity cake" as "fa" means both "prosperity" and "expand" and "gao" means "cake".[7]
The Hakka calls the "top split" of the fa ban "xiao", which means smiling which resembles a sign of a coming fortune; therefore, the bigger the "top split", the better.[8]
Preparation
The cake is made of flour (usually rice flour), leavening (traditionally yeast, but can be chemical leavening),[7] sugar or another sweetener; it is then steamed (instead of baked) on high heat until the top splits into a characteristic "split top" of four segments, or sometimes 3 sections.[6] The batter is typically left to rest for fermentation prior to being steam-cooked.
These cakes, when used to encourage prosperity in the new year, are often dyed bright colours.Шаблон:Citation needed The most common colours traditionally are white and pink, but it can also be turned brown by adding palm sugar.[6]
Influences in Asia
Singapore
Chinese Singaporeans use fa gao as offerings during ancestral worship.[5][4]
Influences outside Asia
Mauritius
In Mauritius, the fa gao is known as "poutou chinois" (Шаблон:Lit) or "poutou rouge" (Шаблон:Lit in French).[9][10] It is called "pot pan" (發粄/发粄; fa ban) by the Mauritians of Hakka descent.[11] Fa gao in Mauritius is typically pink in colour,[12][13] and it is eaten on Chinese New Year.[9][10] However, it is actually sold and eaten all year long.
Gallery
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Incense stick and fa gao.
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Mauritian Poutou Chinois.
See also
References
Шаблон:Chinese New Year Шаблон:Pastries Шаблон:Thai cuisine Шаблон:Portal bar
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