😋 Preserving my dad's Turnip Cake recipe (萝卜糕)

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Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make Turnip Cake, also known as “lo bak go”!

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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲

00:00 – Intro
00:31 – History of Dim Sum
01:01 – Ingredients Overview
01:24 – What equipment do we need?
02:00 – Prepare turnip, flour, and other ingredients
07:34 – Cook ingredients in oil
09:55 – Prepare cake pan
11:04 – Mix in flour slowly
11:57 – Steam turnip cake
12:36 – How to tell if it’s done
12:49 – Garnish, let cake cool
14:15 – Remove from cake pan, pan fry
15:33 – Meal Time!
16:57 – Why is this popular during Chinese New Year?
17:33 – Did you eat this as kids?
18:05 – Better than dim sum!
18:25 – On Japanese vs Chinese turnip
19:52 – How do you get the perfect pan fry?
20:19 – Can you freeze turnip cake?
20:40 – Steamed vs fried turnip cake?
21:31 – Feeding cam!