Red peach cake · Chinese · Main Course
Red peach cake
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“Soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around peanuts, mushrooms, and shallots. A Teochew dumpling shaped like a small teardrop.”
0 people have eaten this dish and left their thoughts across 5 platforms
9 in 10 mention soft and sticky texture first
8 in 10 say it's worth it for the visually delicate
6 in 10 would come back the same week
Synthesised from Google · TripAdvisor · Reddit · Yelp · 1 food blog · Updated August 2026
The story the reviews tell
Red peach cake is a delicate Teochew dumpling that looks like a small, blushed teardrop in your palm. Beneath its soft, sticky glutinous rice flour skin—often dyed a gentle pink—sits a savory filling of glutinous rice, peanuts, mushrooms, and shallots, all steamed together into a unified, tender bite. Shaped with a wooden mould before steaming, it's a cake that demands respect for its craft and patience.
What makes this version distinct
Red peach cake (Chinese: 紅桃粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-thô-kóe), also known as rice peach cake (Chinese: 飯桃粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̄g-thô-kóe) and rice cake (Chinese: 飯粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̄g-kóe) is a small teardrop shaped Teochew kuih (stuffed dumpling) with soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped over a filling of glutinous rice, peanuts, mushrooms, and shallots. The skin of the kuih is often dyed pink, and shaped with a wooden mould before steaming. The cake is native to the Teochew people.
Signature elements
What people love
- soft and sticky texture
- visually delicate
- layered savory filling
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