Eat forever but do you know what ca dé means?

Besides noodles, duck noodles, dumplings or pork rolls , sticky rice and ca dé dumplings are also two famous dishes of the Chinese people in Vietnam .

What makes these two dishes attractive is that the ca dé filling is skillfully processed from 3 main ingredients: chicken eggs, coconut milk and sugar to create a slightly thick mixture with a beautiful golden color. eyes, sweet taste, greasy but not boring at all.

Today, this ca dé filling is no longer limited to making dumplings or sticky rice, but is also used to make pepper cakes, bread, sponge cakes, etc.

What does ca dé mean?

After eating, I thought about what the word “ca dé” in the name meant, so I hurriedly ran to ask Uncle Gugo, but he was also helpless. But I’m not a person who gives up easily, so I ran to ask my Chinese neighbor and got the answer: “When I see people calling, I just call it along, it must be a proper noun”. I was about to give up, but I decided to Google it again in English and finally found the results.

The word “ca dé” originates from a Chinese-Malaysian sauce (or jam) called “ kaya ” (meaning fat, greasy ) and is transliterated by the Chinese as咖椰 (kā yē) with a literal meaning. The good thing is that this sauce is also made from 3 main ingredients, which are coconut milk, eggs, and sugar , but the proportion of coconut milk is more (correctly means “add coconut”. “).

Maybe due to the process of cultural interference, missionary or historical events between the two countries, this dish was eventually popularized in Vietnam with the name ca dé rather than (nǎi huáng bāo). ) as the Chinese call it today.

Different from the ca dé sticky rice or ca dé dumplings we often know, this Kaya sauce is usually pre-made, canned and sold a lot in markets and supermarkets in Malaysia, Indonesia and even Singapore. Malaysians also eat kaya jam with toast, sandwiches or as fillings of pastries just like how Vietnamese people eat ca dé.

How to make a cad

Ingredients to be prepared

• 2 chicken eggs
• 2 vanilla tubes
• 300g grated coconut
• 50g granulated sugar
• 30g flour
• Food coloring (Optional)

Doing

Step 1 You put 250ml of boiling water into 300gr of grated coconut to squeeze about 300ml of coconut milk.

Step 2 Prepare a clean bowl, beat 2 eggs in and add 50g of granulated sugar, 30g of flour and mix well.

Step 3 Put the coconut milk that was squeezed in step 1 into the flour bowl in step 2, stir well and beat until the sugar dissolves.

Step 4 Pour the mixture through a sieve to obtain a smooth, lump-free mixture. Then, you add 2 vanilla beans and stir again.

Step 5 Pour the mixture into the pot and bring to a boil over medium heat while stirring with chopsticks or a whisk.

Step 6 When the mixture slowly thickens, add about 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring to make the cadé more attractive.

Finished product

So the cadé to make dumplings, pepper cakes or served with sticky rice, etc. is finished. You can add mashed banana, finely ground durian, mashed mango, etc., depending on your preference!

Saying so long, you probably understand the name of this very good dish, right? If you have other ideas, you can leave a comment for me to discuss. Have a nice afternoon!

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