Chickee cakes
Language Log 2023-05-28
Summary:
Taken at a restaurant in Hangzhou: The big Chinese characters say: Cant. gai1zai2 beng2 MSM jīzǎi bǐng 鸡仔饼 "phoenix cookie" This is a type of chewy biscuit made with lard, originating in Guangzhou / Canton. (source) Its original name was Cant. siu2fung6 beng2 MSM xiǎofèng bǐng 小鳳餅 ("little phoenix cake"). Here are some recipes for "phoenix cookies". I noticed plenty of fat and sesame, peanuts, […]