Teochew cuisine (also pronounced as Chiu Chow/ Chao Zhou) is food from the Chaoshan region in China Guangdong province. Teochew cuisine is quite similar to Hokkien (or Fujian) cuisine because of the similarities of the cultures and even language of these dialect groups, even though Teochew cuisine is somewhat influenced by Cantonese cuisine in terms of style and technique used. Compared to Hokkien cuisine, Teochew food is usually prepared with the intention of bringing out the freshness of the ingredients used. Case in point would be steamed pomfret and their cold crabs. Taro paste with gingko nuts is a traditional Teochew dessert that many Singaporean Chinese absolutely love - whether they are Teochew or not. We usually only get to enjoy this dish at wedding dinners or when we dine in some restaurants. For this dish, the yam and then mashed. Pumpkin is added for sweetness (I think also for the colour because yam looks so boring on its own :p) To give the dish extra fragrance, lard (super sinful!!!) or fried onion oil is added. Instead of sweetening this dessert dish with water chestnut syrup, Roland used brown sugar instead. Gingko nuts are a must for this dish because they add a very yummy texture difference to this dessert. Traditionally, I believe coconut cream wasn't added but in Singapore, our yam paste is usually laced with a lot of coconut cream so don't badger us, okay :). This was done according to what we have eaten in Singapore. By the way, although we call this yam paste -- this is not really a sweet potato paste because in Singapore, taro is widely known as yam - although I know that in the US, yam is widely known as sweet potato. Both sweet potato and taro are both roots, they are actually different types of plants. Oh by the way, I just read that in Polynesia, taro is enjoyed in somewhat similar way too. How awesome! If you have never tried this dessert before, perhaps you can try to make them and enjoy it with your family. See the ingredient list below for your easy reference. We would like to give special thanks to Shogun by La Gourmet for letting us try out their high quality non-stick pan in the video respectively. If you like to buy them, you can go to any of the major departmental stores in Singapore such as Isetan, Robinsons, Takashimaya, BHG, OG, Metro or Tangs. These two brands are also available in most major departmental stores in Malaysia.Hope you can recreate this yummy dish in the comfort of your home. Thanks for dropping by our channel. Please subscribe to stay tuned to our home cooking videos. Follow us on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/spicenpans Facebook www.facebook.com/spicenpans/ Instagram www.instagram/spicenpans Blog: www.spicenpans.com Chat with us!
[email protected] Thanks for watching! See you soon. xoxo Jamie on behalf of Spice N Pans Ingredients: Serves 5 - 6 pax500g of taro - steam til soft then mash them w/ 50g of brown sugar1 can of gingko nuts - boil in 200ml of water w/ 3 tbsps brown sugar250ml of coconut milk (add 1/3 tsp of salt and bring it to a gentle boil)150g of pumpkin (steam until soft & mash it up)Note: Use some cooking oil to fry the taro into a smooth dough. You can also use shallot oil or lard instead. Once you have made the taro into a smooth dough, add coconut milk to make the dough into a smooth paste. Alternatively, you can just serve them separately and let your guests do it themselves.===If you like this recipe, you might like these too:Sago Pudding w/ Gula Melaka Yummy Desserthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0Tknz2rVEThai Red Ruby Desserthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjczGEBxNg4Disclaimer: Spice N' Pans is not related to these products and cannot guarantee the quality of the products in the links provided. Links are provided here for your convenience. We can only stand by the brands of the products we used in the video and we highly recommend you to buy them. Even then, preference can be subjective. Please buy at your own risk. Some of the links provided here may be affiliated. These links are important as they help to fund this channel so that we can continue to give you more recipes. Cheers!
