Steamed Rice Cup Cake with Red Beans (缽仔糕)

Steamed Rice Cup Cake with Red Beans is a famous street food in Hong Kong. Its chewy texture with flavours of sugar and beans are very attractive to those people who are fond of steamed desserts. It’s worth trying this classic Chinese snack if you haven’t had a chance before.

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Ever tried this Chinese steamed rice cup cake? Traditionally, they are cooked in small earthen bowls.



In Cantonese, they are called 缽仔糕, (Bok Jai Go, literally means cakes in small bowls). So they might be translated into “bowl cake” or “bowl pudding” The Chinese character of "糕" sounds like “go” that means “pudding” or “prosperity”.



The steamed rice cup cake (aka steamed red bean pudding) is a traditional and well-known street food in Hong Kong. They usually come either in brown or white in colour, depending on whether brown sugar or white sugar is used.



Many people like adding some red beans before steaming, and having it when it’s warm.

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