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Banana roll or banana cake is a common
Banana roll or banana cake is a common Chinese pastry
Chinese bakery products ( or ) consist of pastries, cakes, snacks, and desserts of largely Chinese origin, though some are derived from Western baked goods. Some of the most common "Chinese" bakery products include mooncakes, sun cakes (Beijing ...
found in Hong Kong
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, and may occasionally be found in some overseas Chinatown
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s. The pastry is soft and made with glutinous rice
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.
Ingredients may vary depending on location. Each roll or cake is a banana oil flavored circular tube or flat object, slightly bigger than an adult sized index finger
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, thus resembling banana. Sometimes it may have a cinnamon
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swirl filling. At other times it may have a filling that consists of a very ripe banana diced finely. Occasionally the more traditional red bean paste
Red bean paste () or red bean jam, also called adzuki bean paste or ''anko'' (a Japanese word), is a paste made of red beans (also called "adzuki beans"), used in East Asian cuisine. The paste is prepared by boiling the beans, then mashing or ...
may be used.
See also
*Black sesame roll
Black sesame roll is a refrigerated dim sum dessert originating from Hong Kong, popularised in the 1970s and 1980s. It can be found in overseas Cantonese yum cha restaurants as well. It has a sweet flavour and a smooth and soft texture.
Prepar ...
* Swiss roll
A Swiss roll, jelly roll (United States), roll cake, cream roll, roulade, Swiss log or swiss cake is a type of rolled sponge cake filled with whipped cream, jam, icing, or any type of filling. The origins of the term are unclear; in spite of ...
* Cinnamon roll
A cinnamon roll (also known as cinnamon bun, cinnamon swirl, cinnamon scroll, cinnamon Danish and cinnamon snail) is a sweet roll commonly served in Northern Europe (mainly in Nordic countries, but also in Austria, Estonia, The Netherlands and ...
References
Chinese desserts Glutinous rice desserts Hong Kong cuisine {{China-cuisine-stub