I am literally in actual China today and I have no idea what cake they mean.
Edit: I’ve seen the image below. Yeah, I don’t associate that with china.
With that said I know you didn’t mean it as China has no notable cake, but I can associate at least one cake with the most China thing ever. Ma Lai Gao. The one you see in every single dim sum restaurant. Kinda like sponge cake.
I think where I live most mainstream asian restaurants don’t showcase their desserts as much as their other dishes. You’ve just made me realise this. It’s like you need to actually search for them on the menu to find them, unlike with western style restaurants which clearly have cakes and sweets on display. I recall places selling a variety of asian cakes and sweets but they’re niche… This explains why my mental repertoire is so empty.
I am literally in actual China today and I have no idea what cake they mean.
Edit: I’ve seen the image below. Yeah, I don’t associate that with china.
With that said I know you didn’t mean it as China has no notable cake, but I can associate at least one cake with the most China thing ever. Ma Lai Gao. The one you see in every single dim sum restaurant. Kinda like sponge cake.
I think where I live most mainstream asian restaurants don’t showcase their desserts as much as their other dishes. You’ve just made me realise this. It’s like you need to actually search for them on the menu to find them, unlike with western style restaurants which clearly have cakes and sweets on display. I recall places selling a variety of asian cakes and sweets but they’re niche… This explains why my mental repertoire is so empty.
Ma Lai Gao. It’s on my list now, I must try this!