Lor Bak Go (Radish Cake)

Lor Bak Go – Chinese white radish cake. It’s a tasty and popular dish often served at Dim Sum. It originated in China and has been one of my favourite dim sum dishes for years. Lor Bak Go consists of only 3 ingredients: white radish (lor bak), Chinese sausage (lap cheung) and Chinese rice flour. All the ingredients can be easily found in your local Chinese supermarket. 

Alternative ingredients:

You don’t necessarily have to use Chinese sausage for this dish. My family only uses it if we happen to have it in our freezer already. We often use bacon bits as a great alternative. However, rice flour is a necessity, as it helps bind the shredded radish together, making it easier to fry. 

Why I like this lor bak go recipe:

Ever since I was little, Lor Bak Go was one of my favourite dishes to eat. I still like to order it at Dim Sum today because it’s such a nice, unique dish. There’s nothing like it. This was probably one of the first dishes I learnt to make. I used to love helping my parents shred the white radish and chop the Chinese sausage using a food processor. As a kid, I always ate it with light soy sauce but started using Sriracha a few years ago. It’s a good combination that I highly recommend.

What goes well with this dish:

When I make Lor Bak Go at home, I can easily just fry up 3-4 slices for lunch and be satisfied. If I’m at DIm Sum, I often order it alongside many other dim sum dishes served there, such as har gao (shrimp dumplings), cheung fun (rice noodle rolls) and spring rolls.

Hints and Tips:

• Slowly mix in the rice flour. You don’t want to add too much at once, as it may make the Lor Bak Go taste dough-like. You want to add enough so that all the shredded radish is stuck together but not too much that it tastes too floury.

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