268747 Wed Feb 16 10:45:48 -0800 2000 4 17 What's My Craving? 0 1415855 My mother-in-law and I are searching for a turnip cake recipe. We all like to meet at a Chinese Restaurant in Hartsdale (don't remember the name), but the dim sum is yummy, MOST of all THE TURNIP CAKES!! We're trying to figure out the ingredients, but thought we'd throw out the question to YOU!!!! Any suggestions?? (PS-the owner wouldn't even give a HINT!!!) Wed Feb 16 10:45:48 -0800 2000 0 Judy A. 1 1415856 I found Turnip Squares in my handy dandy Dim Sum cook book. It is called Lor Bak Go. It says that Turnip is actually a misnomer. It is actually a Daikon Cake. The ingredients are: white rice flour, wheat flour, daikon radish(shredded), cured meat-finely diced(I can only guess what kind of meat),coriander, diced shrimp, salt, chicken bouillon, sugar, and water. I hope this helps. Wed Feb 16 15:40:37 -0800 2000 1415855 0 Andy 2 1415857 Well, daikon radishes look a bit like oversized turnips, nothing like our little red round radishes. The cured meat is probably very salty and dry, almost like a seasoning so the kind doesn't really matter. Sounds good... I love daikon radishes, and they are supposed to be very good for you...an asian aid in digesting fats. Thu Feb 17 18:02:56 -0800 2000 1415856 0 Jessica S. 3 1415859 I did a quick search for your recipe and found one from a usenet group that's been repeated all over the internet. It includes Cantonese sausage, dried shrimp and "grated turnip." Enjoy. Link: http://www.op.net/cgi-bin/doctxt/Recipes/Usenet.Cookbook/Veges/turnip-cakes Fri Feb 18 10:15:17 -0800 2000 1415857 0 Barb. H. 4 1415860 My grandmother makes the most blissful turnip cakes. She insists that getting the right consistency of grated daikon and glutinous rice flour is key. She also tosses in a handful of chopped cilantro to the mixture. The sausage is lapchong. She prefers the pork. It's wonderful when it's straight out of the steamer, but if left in the refrigerator overnight, it makes a great breakfast. Cut it into slabs like the dim sum ladies do and sear the surface until golden brown. Serve with a paste of oyster sauce, hoisin, chili sauce/paste, and sesame oil. Don't slather it on the turnip cake, a spare smear will do. That, and a bowl of rice gruel/congee/jook and I'm in heaven! Fri Feb 18 11:25:50 -0800 2000 1415859 0 Maria