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During every Tet holiday, Chung cake becomes an indispensable dish on Vietnamese family tables. Consequently, the demand for purchasing Chung cake for the ancestral altar surges. However, not everyone knows how to buy Chung cake correctly to avoid cakes steamed with batteries. If you're one of them, read this article now.
1. Reasons for Quick Cooking with Pin-Steamed Chung Cake
Batteries or lithium batteries contain electrolytes, mostly potassium hydroxide - an alkali. Additionally, batteries also contain substances that can cause electrochemical reactions leading to electric current.
The alkaline environment ensures better water absorption of starch. Therefore, steaming Chung cake with batteries helps shorten the cooking process of the cake. However, the taste of pin-steamed Chung cake will not be as good as traditionally steamed Chung cake. Moreover, consuming these pin-steamed Chung cakes may pose health risks to consumers.
However, the taste of pin-steamed Chung cake will not be as good as traditionally steamed Chung cake. Moreover, consuming these pin-steamed Chung cakes may pose health risks to consumers.
Warning Signs of Pin-Steamed Chung Cake
Outer Leaf Wrapper
Normally, Chung cakes steamed using the traditional method take about 8 to 10 hours. Hence, at this time, the outer leaves of the cake will have a slightly yellowish hue.
However, if the Chung cake has a fresh green or purple color like fresh leaves wrapped around the cake, it means the cake has been steamed with batteries.
Cake Surface
Traditionally steamed Chung cakes will have a pale green or slightly yellowish surface, with glutinous rice grains not clearly visible. However, pin-steamed Chung cakes have vividly colored glutinous rice grains, making them more visually appealing, and the cake's wrapper has a bluish tint.
Filling Inside the Cake
If the cake is boiled using the normal method, you may notice sticky glutinous rice grains with a fragrant aroma, firmer to the touch. However, pin-steamed Chung cakes lack aroma, feel less firm to the touch, the glutinous rice tastes quickly cooked, and lacks elasticity.
When eating the cake, if you notice the Chung cake wrapper has an unusual color, a strange smell, or experience symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, it's advisable to stop eating the cake immediately.
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