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Roasted pork buns, steamed taro cake with a roasted pork flavor

Roasted pork buns, steamed taro cake flavored like roasted pork

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A delicacy from Trà Vinh: layers of tapioca and coconut milk dough alternating with thin slices of taro, steamed under a “red rind” made from gac berries,…

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Recipe from Đức Anh, NewUniverse, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The “quay pork” pastry does not contain pork: this sweet cake, famous in the Trà Vinh province, only imitates the appearance of a piece of roasted pork with its skin. Taro, rice flour, and coconut milk make it a soft and delicious treat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$5.55 $1.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.80
  • $0.60
  • $1.56
  • $0.11
  • $0.31
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the starch, rice flour, sugar, coconut milk, vanilla, and 200 ml of warm water, then let it rest for 15 minutes.
  2. Sift the dough to ensure it is smooth. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix the gấc powder in 20 ml of warm water, filter it into 200 ml of white paste, and mix well: this will be the “outer layer”. ≈ 4 min
  4. Peel the taro and cut it into very thin slices. ≈ 8 min
  5. Bring the water in the steamer to a boil, grease the mold, and place it in the steamer basket. ≈ 3 min
  6. Pour approximately 250 ml of white dough, bake for 10 minutes, or until the surface is set.
  7. Cover with a layer of taro slices, wait until they stick, then pour another layer of white batter; continue this process until all the batter and taro are used. ≈ 3 min
  8. Once the cake is baked, pour the batter into the ramekins, cover, and bake for another 10 minutes.
  9. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick; it should come out clean. ≈ 3 min
  10. Let it cool completely, then cut into bite-sized pieces, similar to pieces of roasted pork.

The bill

Roasted pork buns, steamed taro cake flavored like roasted pork

  • 350 g of tapioca starch (or cornstarch)$2.80
  • 60 g of rice flour$0.60
  • 400 ml of coconut milk$1.56
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract$0.31
  • a little oil for the mold$0.17

Total$5.55

that's $1.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 350 g of tapioca starch (or cornstarch)
  • 60 g of rice flour
  • 400 ml of coconut milk
  • 200 ml of warm water, plus 20 ml of gac
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 200 g of taro
  • 30 grams of gac powder
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • a little oil for the mold

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