Chai tow kway or carrot 🥕 cake is a common dish or dim sum of Teochew cuisine in Chaoshan, China. It is also popular in Indonesia 🇮🇩, Singapore 🇸🇬, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Thailand 🇹🇭, Taiwan 🇹🇼 and Vietnam 🇻🇳, consisting of stir-fried cubes of radish cake. Ingredients:- It is made with radish cake (steamed rice flour, water, and shredded white daikon), which is then stir-fried with eggs, preserved radish, and other seasonings. The radish cake is often served in large rectangular slabs which are steamed and then later fried whole. Alternatives to chai tow kway include those made of taro or solely of rice flour. The radish cake can also be eaten on its own, either just steamed, or steamed and then pan-fried, as opposed to the steamed then wok-fried with other ingredients in chai tow kway. Both the steamed and pan-fried varieties are commonly served topped with spring onions. Variations:- The versions served by hawkers in Johor and Singapore, where Teochew people live, are typically prepared by frying the daikon cake with chopped preserved turnip, diced garlic, eggs, and Chinese fish sauce in place of soya sauce. Chopped spring onion is added just before serving. Northwards (e.g. in Kuala Lumpur), the same dish is darker due to the use of dark soya sauce, and bean sprouts are added. In Singapore, however, it is more commonly cut into pieces and stir fried with eggs, garlic, spring onion and occasionally shrimp (both dried and fresh). There are two variants: the "white" version does not use sweet soy sauce, and the radish cake is fried on top of a beaten egg to form a crust; the "black" version uses sweet sauce (molasses), and the egg is simply mixed in with the radish cake. Cultural importance:- The dish is very popular particularly in Singapore 🇸🇬 and Malaysia 🇲🇾, where it is enjoyed by people of different dialect groups and races, not just the Teochews, and is served in a range of establishments ranging from the simplest hawkers to the most expensive Chinese restaurants. It is a much-loved local comfort food in the region, and can be consumed at various times of the day; it goes from being a breakfast dish, to a main lunch dish, to a late-night supper dish. Many public figures are also known to have a fondness for the dish. Notably, the Singapore politician Chan Chun Sing declared his love for the dish in one of his speeches, specifying a preference of a particular variant of the dish (the "S$10 XO sauce chye tow kuay"), as opposed to the one commonly found in hawker centres and coffee shops, thus illustrating the many variations of the dish available in the region.
The steamed rice cake version can also have pumpkin instead of yam or daikon. If it is homemade, it can have pork belly, mushrooms and tiny dried shrimps in it to make it more flavourful. Hawker versions made solely for frying has much fewer ingredients for economical reasons.
@@sunkissedbucketlist It is more of a mis-translation. "Lobak" is the original name for radish for eons and when carrots were first introduced from Europe ( England ) , it is called red "Lobak" as it was reddish and the local radish was closest to it. As red lobak is carrot, when it was translated back to English by the local in the colonies days, the white radish became white carrot and it stuck and no one bother to correct it as every local knows the difference. In Chinese, lobak is radish ( not carrot ). So in Chinese, carrot is red radish. However, most people who are not Chinese native speaker like Singaporean, associate lobak as carrot. It is like the Chicken or the Egg first concept. Which actually comes first. It is the perception from Ex-English colonies or a true Chinese perspective. Same misconception for the Malays as well in Singapore too. Lobak was earlier than "carrot".😂
Thanks for sharing yet another amazing video clip beautiful couple. Enjoy your stay in Singapore. Looking forward to your next clip. All the best to both of you. Take care🍻🍻
Great enjoyable video. Thanks to the two of you. We are glad you are enjoying you visit to Singapore. Most welcomed to have you back for some more visits
OMG you guys had the carrot cake from one of the best Carrot Cake stalls at Newton! I always try to head there when I'm in the area! Fun thing though, the rooms at Oasia Novena are very similar to some of the hotel designs in Japan. but not the toilets though, more of the sleeping area. I'm guessing the focus on wellness is because it's likely catering to the medical tourism market with the public and private hospitals in the area.
@@adventuresofcookiencandyyeah I realised after having a 2nd look. I must have been confused as it wasn’t really clear from the video😂 What is it tho? Tabby? Mau?
❤❤❤Love you guys. Cheers. 👉👉👉CCTK, the dish, was originated from South China and was brought to Singapore by the Teochew migrants in the late 19th century. In the Hokkien dialect, the 4 words basically, Cha, means “fried”, Chai Tow means “radish” or “carrot,” while Kway means “pastry” or “rice cake." The dish has two versions: the white version, which is seasoned with light soya sauce, and the black version, where dark soya sauce is added instead. Over in Penang, Malaysia variant of this dish, is known as Char Kway Kak, which is darker than our Singapore version.
we have 118 hawker center in Singapore , some operate from dinner time onwards till supper, some operate from breakfast till dinner. So you have to google abit before you make the trip.
A lot of travel content of Singapore have been concentrating on the Marina Bay area. Perhaps you might enjoy heading out of the city into the heartlands.. You can head up to Mt. Faber for the night views. There's the zoo, night safari and bird park in Mandai. You can also see nature at the Sungai Buloh wetlands or head out on a short boat ride to Pulau Ubin.
Seem like you can hunt down food center/hawker center for local meals. You can visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. An Buddha Tooth is kept in that temple. You can only see behind a glass wall. That is area Chinatown lots of foods around.
you've gone all wrong! Newton hawker centre is a night hawker centre and u should be going at night, designed to be opened air and less hot for when the sun is down Maxwell is a day hawker centre and should be gone in the day that's why it's indoors and sheltered, and that's why all the stalls were closed when u went there at night the other day
Singapore's "carrot cake" (known as "chai tow kway" in Hokkien) is a popular dish, but it doesn't contain the orange carrots many might expect. The name actually comes from a translation quirk. The dish is made from radish cake, where "chai tow" refers to a type of white radish or daikon, which is sometimes referred to as "white carrot" in Chinese dialects. The dish consists of rice flour and shredded white radish (or daikon) steamed into a cake, which is then stir-fried with eggs, preserved radish, and other seasonings. So, while it may be called "carrot cake," it’s actually made from radish, not the orange carrots commonly known in Western cuisine. The term "carrot" in this context is a misnomer that has stuck over time due to the way the word "radish" or "daikon" was interpreted when the dish's name was translated.
There are three type of carrots in Singapore ... Red Carrot (the one you know), White Carrot (Radish) and Green Carrots (Another type of Radish, not common).
singapore is too hot for a black tshirt taz! 😅 you need to add condiments to some of those hawker foods, either on the side to dip or just mix it in. some kind of chili sauce would be perfect for the radish cake and noodles
radish in Chinese is 白萝卜 Bai Luo Bo or literally "White Carrot". We just truncate & call it 萝卜糕 Luo Bo Gao or Carrot Cake. And when its fried, Fried Carrot Cake.... We shorten a lot of words in Singapore... Just like how UK & US shorten all names... And we address elder men & ladies: UNCLES & AUNTIES... Juz like how you guys call when guy BRO, and address everyone as GUYS.... 😉😂
Singapore is like Asia lite. You can come here for a quick warm up first before visiting the other typical cities. If you are expecting motorbikes buzzing around, chaotic streets and noise you won’t find them here. Haha As a singaporean myself, I head to Thailand or Vietnam to have the proper Asian experience.
You picked the two of my favourite eateries namely Char Kuay Teow and Carrot Cake commonly called Chai Tow Kuay, which is made of Mooli and also known as Daikon, nothing to do with carrot!
Singapore & Malaysian version of carrot cake uses white radish instead of carrot. That's because in Mandarin & Chinese dialects, radish is known as white carrot. So, to the Chinese, radish is white carrot, and the orangy colored carrot is called 'red' carrot. 😊
"is this southeast asia?" NO. Singapore is mainly just a place where Chinese migrants settled in and conquer the local culture and try to make their new nation after some Chinese cities. especially the southern Chinese cities. like HongKong and etc. singapore is just "tutorial southeast Asia for westerner'.
You should visit Cloud Forest in the evening and see it transform at night. Lol 😂 Housekeeping gave you two little piggies. Not elephants. I know cos I went to Bintan and the housekeeping taught me. Hahaha 🐖 Whyyyyy Newton Food Center... Lol That and Lau Pa Sat are the "expensive" food centers. Visit Golden Mile Food Center, Tiong Bahru Food Center, Amoy Street Food Center, Chinatown Food Center where things are wayyyyyyy more affordable. Also the East Coast Lagoon Food Center in East Coast Park is cheap beach front dining.🤣 White Carrot Cake is called Carrot Cake because in mandarin White Radish is also called Carrot. It is made into a cake form with rice water before being chopped up into cubes. Then stir fried with eggs and soy sauce to make the white carrot cake (I recommend for all day dining) and the black carrot cake (stir fried with dark soy sauce) which is sweeter for supper.
Newton food center??? even locals don't bother to go there, touristy, overrated food only tourist are duped to go there. in MBS, you're talking about Singaporeans, there are literally 0 spotted in your video. Most doesn't go these places for tourists, overpriced, unaffordable, sad truth.
You stole OUR heart 😍 So glad to see another upload from you guys, thank you for enjoying our local hawker food!
We love the food in Singapore, it’s so delicious we can’t get enough 🥰🤩
Chai tow kway or carrot 🥕 cake is a common dish or dim sum of Teochew cuisine in Chaoshan, China. It is also popular in Indonesia 🇮🇩, Singapore 🇸🇬, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Thailand 🇹🇭, Taiwan 🇹🇼 and Vietnam 🇻🇳, consisting of stir-fried cubes of radish cake.
Ingredients:-
It is made with radish cake (steamed rice flour, water, and shredded white daikon), which is then stir-fried with eggs, preserved radish, and other seasonings. The radish cake is often served in large rectangular slabs which are steamed and then later fried whole. Alternatives to chai tow kway include those made of taro or solely of rice flour. The radish cake can also be eaten on its own, either just steamed, or steamed and then pan-fried, as opposed to the steamed then wok-fried with other ingredients in chai tow kway. Both the steamed and pan-fried varieties are commonly served topped with spring onions.
Variations:-
The versions served by hawkers in Johor and Singapore, where Teochew people live, are typically prepared by frying the daikon cake with chopped preserved turnip, diced garlic, eggs, and Chinese fish sauce in place of soya sauce. Chopped spring onion is added just before serving. Northwards (e.g. in Kuala Lumpur), the same dish is darker due to the use of dark soya sauce, and bean sprouts are added.
In Singapore, however, it is more commonly cut into pieces and stir fried with eggs, garlic, spring onion and occasionally shrimp (both dried and fresh). There are two variants: the "white" version does not use sweet soy sauce, and the radish cake is fried on top of a beaten egg to form a crust; the "black" version uses sweet sauce (molasses), and the egg is simply mixed in with the radish cake.
Cultural importance:-
The dish is very popular particularly in Singapore 🇸🇬 and Malaysia 🇲🇾, where it is enjoyed by people of different dialect groups and races, not just the Teochews, and is served in a range of establishments ranging from the simplest hawkers to the most expensive Chinese restaurants. It is a much-loved local comfort food in the region, and can be consumed at various times of the day; it goes from being a breakfast dish, to a main lunch dish, to a late-night supper dish. Many public figures are also known to have a fondness for the dish. Notably, the Singapore politician Chan Chun Sing declared his love for the dish in one of his speeches, specifying a preference of a particular variant of the dish (the "S$10 XO sauce chye tow kuay"), as opposed to the one commonly found in hawker centres and coffee shops, thus illustrating the many variations of the dish available in the region.
The steamed rice cake version can also have pumpkin instead of yam or daikon. If it is homemade, it can have pork belly, mushrooms and tiny dried shrimps in it to make it more flavourful. Hawker versions made solely for frying has much fewer ingredients for economical reasons.
Always a thrill to see new updates from you guys! I hope you’ve all been having a blast so far! A country so small yet with many things to do!
That’s really kind, appreciate it! Thank you 🤩🙏🏻
Glad that both of you enjoy your holiday here❤❤❤.
Radish is called white carrot in Chinese language.
Now it makes sense 😂
Radish is called white carrot in Malay too
@@sunkissedbucketlist It is more of a mis-translation. "Lobak" is the original name for radish for eons and when carrots were first introduced from Europe ( England ) , it is called red "Lobak" as it was reddish and the local radish was closest to it. As red lobak is carrot, when it was translated back to English by the local in the colonies days, the white radish became white carrot and it stuck and no one bother to correct it as every local knows the difference. In Chinese, lobak is radish ( not carrot ). So in Chinese, carrot is red radish. However, most people who are not Chinese native speaker like Singaporean, associate lobak as carrot. It is like the Chicken or the Egg first concept. Which actually comes first. It is the perception from Ex-English colonies or a true Chinese perspective. Same misconception for the Malays as well in Singapore too. Lobak was earlier than "carrot".😂
Thanks for sharing yet another amazing video clip beautiful couple. Enjoy your stay in Singapore. Looking forward to your next clip. All the best to both of you. Take care🍻🍻
So kind! Really appreciate it, thanks a lot 🤩
Great enjoyable video. Thanks to the two of you. We are glad you are enjoying you visit to Singapore. Most welcomed to have you back for some more visits
That’s so kind! Thank you 🥰
OMG you guys had the carrot cake from one of the best Carrot Cake stalls at Newton! I always try to head there when I'm in the area!
Fun thing though, the rooms at Oasia Novena are very similar to some of the hotel designs in Japan. but not the toilets though, more of the sleeping area. I'm guessing the focus on wellness is because it's likely catering to the medical tourism market with the public and private hospitals in the area.
aweomeeee video
One of the best places to visit in Asia Singapore ❤
No doubt 💯
That is the cutest rollerblading cat duo. One of them a bengal as well😍😂
Both are rescues... None of them are Bengals.. Thanks for trying though... They look similar to a bengal😂
@@adventuresofcookiencandyyeah I realised after having a 2nd look. I must have been confused as it wasn’t really clear from the video😂 What is it tho? Tabby? Mau?
Hahah yes!! 👍🏻
The cats are so cute!
UA-camrs in Toa Payoh! Such a great change from the usual
I do note that you did manage to avoid showing the roadworks from hell in Novena :)
Haha thanks! 🤩
omg novena roadworks are indeed HELL 😂😂😂
@@applehead7942well it’s only been 6 years and maybe 3 to go.
❤❤❤Love you guys. Cheers.
👉👉👉CCTK, the dish, was originated from South China and was brought to Singapore by the Teochew migrants in the late 19th century. In the Hokkien dialect, the 4 words basically, Cha, means “fried”, Chai Tow means “radish” or “carrot,” while Kway means “pastry” or “rice cake." The dish has two versions: the white version, which is seasoned with light soya sauce, and the black version, where dark soya sauce is added instead. Over in Penang, Malaysia variant of this dish, is known as Char Kway Kak, which is darker than our Singapore version.
Ahhh ok! Thanks for sharing that with us 🤩
we have 118 hawker center in Singapore , some operate from dinner time onwards till supper, some operate from breakfast till dinner. So you have to google abit before you make the trip.
Wow!
Oh that first stall, the mince meat noodles, at the Newton Food Centre is very good.
Great suggestion! 🤩
A lot of travel content of Singapore have been concentrating on the Marina Bay area. Perhaps you might enjoy heading out of the city into the heartlands.. You can head up to Mt. Faber for the night views. There's the zoo, night safari and bird park in Mandai. You can also see nature at the Sungai Buloh wetlands or head out on a short boat ride to Pulau Ubin.
and botanic park.
And Geylang red light zone 😂😂😂
NICE 😊😊😊
That club lounge looks fab! Get me some of that infinity pool!
Wow, amazoooon! 😮
👍🏻😉
That vortex at the last part of your vlog, if one of you stand at the opposite end & talk at normal volume, the other party can hear clearly. Try it 😊
Good to know! 🫢
Seem like you can hunt down food center/hawker center for local meals. You can visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. An Buddha Tooth is kept in that temple. You can only see behind a glass wall. That is area Chinatown lots of foods around.
Can’t wait 😛
you've gone all wrong! Newton hawker centre is a night hawker centre and u should be going at night, designed to be opened air and less hot for when the sun is down
Maxwell is a day hawker centre and should be gone in the day that's why it's indoors and sheltered, and that's why all the stalls were closed when u went there at night the other day
Oops! 😬
Singapore, the place is not big, the management is good, very clean, has the opportunity we also to travel.
All foodies need to try Holy Crab restaurant. Super delicious Singaporean cuisines.
Ooo adding to our list! 🤩
@@sunkissedbucketlist you’re gonna have a good surprise.
You can actually combine black and white carrot cake on one plate. Black carrot cake is more yummie (sweet).
There planning to build a new garden by the bay on the east side of Singapore in the upcoming years
Oh really? 🤔
In Chinese, radish is known literally as white carrot.
That makes a lot of sense 🤩
Singapore's "carrot cake" (known as "chai tow kway" in Hokkien) is a popular dish, but it doesn't contain the orange carrots many might expect. The name actually comes from a translation quirk. The dish is made from radish cake, where "chai tow" refers to a type of white radish or daikon, which is sometimes referred to as "white carrot" in Chinese dialects.
The dish consists of rice flour and shredded white radish (or daikon) steamed into a cake, which is then stir-fried with eggs, preserved radish, and other seasonings. So, while it may be called "carrot cake," it’s actually made from radish, not the orange carrots commonly known in Western cuisine.
The term "carrot" in this context is a misnomer that has stuck over time due to the way the word "radish" or "daikon" was interpreted when the dish's name was translated.
Did you guys plan to visit our offshore island Pulau Ubin?
Zaobao is our local newspaper
There are three type of carrots in Singapore ... Red Carrot (the one you know), White Carrot (Radish) and Green Carrots (Another type of Radish, not common).
Ahhh ok that makes sense ☺️
Welcome to Singapore.
Radish is white carrot. Tts more like a radish + flour mixture.
Hi guys, awesome hotel so beautiful. The waterfall was so awesome as well. The food looked delicious. Take care
Stunning isn’t it! Singapore has so much to offer! Thanks Linda 🤩
It's good to see you guys enjoying and discovering South East Asia and China. The Avatar for the Western world 😆
singapore is too hot for a black tshirt taz! 😅
you need to add condiments to some of those hawker foods, either on the side to dip or just mix it in. some kind of chili sauce would be perfect for the radish cake and noodles
More condiments next time for sure 👍🏻 😉
Haha the carrot cake in my neighbourhood really got carrot. Not a lot but really have
Carrot cake is a ( white Radish )but in Chinese translate word, it is called carrot.
Oh that makes sense haha 🤩
Wherever there is Competitions then in such Zones we can expect that EDGE PERFECTIONS surely.
I agree that I took that hint from old English book.
radish in Chinese is 白萝卜 Bai Luo Bo or literally "White Carrot".
We just truncate & call it 萝卜糕 Luo Bo Gao or Carrot Cake.
And when its fried, Fried Carrot Cake....
We shorten a lot of words in Singapore...
Just like how UK & US shorten all names...
And we address elder men & ladies: UNCLES & AUNTIES...
Juz like how you guys call when guy BRO,
and address everyone as GUYS.... 😉😂
Singapore is like Asia lite. You can come here for a quick warm up first before visiting the other typical cities.
If you are expecting motorbikes buzzing around, chaotic streets and noise you won’t find them here. Haha
As a singaporean myself, I head to Thailand or Vietnam to have the proper Asian experience.
Hahah that’s true! 😂
You picked the two of my favourite eateries namely Char Kuay Teow and Carrot Cake commonly called Chai Tow Kuay, which is made of Mooli and also known as Daikon, nothing to do with carrot!
For asian carrot cake you should get mixed. It is not the same as western carrot cake 😂
Next time for sure 🥰
Radish in chinese is called white carrot, so to a chinese, it really is carrot cake.
Well then that is very understandable haha 😝
Deepest Diggers anywhere will surely achieve their desired goals very Smoothly always and vice versa.
2:30 you are at Toa Payoh. Carrot cake, u can order mixed.
We’ll get a mix next time 👍🏻
the airport alone stole my heart......
Hahah love that! 😂
Either Plus or minus every UA-cam channel videos are indirectly making many countries of our world so POPULAR then that itself is a Classic Record.
That's a bitter Truth.
早报zaobao Literally means Morning News is the major Chinese newspaper in Sg😅
Morning newspaper actually 😂
Ultimate Dear... I am waiting for MARINA BAY and LITTLE INDIA including CHINA TOWN...
We’ve done Marina bay in the very first vlog already 👍🏻
@@sunkissedbucketlist WOW nice Dears... Will check out...
Lovely.
🥰🥰
Pro tip. Most carrot cake stalls allow u to order a mix so u can enjoy both black & white carrot cake in one plate 😂
Oh man! Ok now we need to go and order again haha 🤩
Singapore’s charm is undeniable! What was the one thing that completely stole your heart during your visit?
The food was undeniably delicious and the people we met were really hospitable 🤩
@@sunkissedbucketlist that’s great!
25:00 I went there with my school but there wasn’t any water so my friend threw coins in
We are so close! I just live nearby the hotel😅
Beautiful 😍❤️
Thank you! 😊
Black carrot cake > white carrot cake! More flavour!
gotta try it first 😂
Take care🍻
Thanks! 🤩
Just wondering. Did you find Mixue at Nu Sentral KL?
Singapore & Malaysian version of carrot cake uses white radish instead of carrot. That's because in Mandarin & Chinese dialects, radish is known as white carrot. So, to the Chinese, radish is white carrot, and the orangy colored carrot is called 'red' carrot. 😊
Now we understand haha 😛
👍👍👍
Nice content..i just remind you all that end of time is near prepared with do charity to your goodness in eternal life...
Daily we all Humans are Blessed by SMS which is SUN MOON STARS but mostly we ignore it but why.
Your palm keep hitting my phone 🥺stop that 🤚
"is this southeast asia?"
NO.
Singapore is mainly just a place where Chinese migrants settled in and conquer the local culture and try to make their new nation after some Chinese cities. especially the southern Chinese cities. like HongKong and etc.
singapore is just "tutorial southeast Asia for westerner'.
Singapore is good for expats
It’s a popular place for expats! 🤩
You should visit Cloud Forest in the evening and see it transform at night. Lol 😂
Housekeeping gave you two little piggies. Not elephants. I know cos I went to Bintan and the housekeeping taught me. Hahaha 🐖
Whyyyyy Newton Food Center... Lol That and Lau Pa Sat are the "expensive" food centers. Visit Golden Mile Food Center, Tiong Bahru Food Center, Amoy Street Food Center, Chinatown Food Center where things are wayyyyyyy more affordable. Also the East Coast Lagoon Food Center in East Coast Park is cheap beach front dining.🤣
White Carrot Cake is called Carrot Cake because in mandarin White Radish is also called Carrot. It is made into a cake form with rice water before being chopped up into cubes. Then stir fried with eggs and soy sauce to make the white carrot cake (I recommend for all day dining) and the black carrot cake (stir fried with dark soy sauce) which is sweeter for supper.
支持
🥰🥰
Newton food center??? even locals don't bother to go there, touristy, overrated food only tourist are duped to go there.
in MBS, you're talking about Singaporeans, there are literally 0 spotted in your video. Most doesn't go these places for tourists, overpriced, unaffordable, sad truth.
lol a lot of office workers go there to eat 😂 i know cos i work at newton
Welcome to Singapore!
Thank you 🤩
Loves Spicy Yummy Satay 😂😂😂
支持
🤩🥰