There are a number of interesting stalls at the Ci Yuan Community Club, Fatty Fried Carrot Cake is one of them. Well, first thing first, the carrot cake is very much a misnomer. The ingredient used is actually radish, not carrot. And the guy who fries the carrot cake is not actually fat.
Fried Carrot Cake, $3.50
The very traditional, or say common carrot cake usually is fried with tons of oil, and seasoned with generous portions of salt. At this stall, somehow they manage to control the quantities of these two elements well. You won't feel salty at all, but still retains the fragrance of the radish and egg, as well as the flavor of the dish.
The traditional way of preparing for this dish is very time-consuming. First, you start with shredding the radish into slices. Then you mix it with flour at the right proportion to make it into a kind of paste. After that, put that paste into a steamer to steam for x amount of time until it solidifies and becomes a piece of big cake. Next you cut the cake into small pieces of 1-cm cubes. I think most of the hawkers don't do this anymore. They just buy from the whole-salers the ready-made carrot cake cubes.
When a customer orders the dish, they will fry the carrot cake together with eggs till the outer crust becomes crispy, while the inside still maintains some softness. On this, I think this stall at Ci Yuan did a pretty good job. You can experience the bounciness of the carrot cake at every bite.
It is a good place to satisfy your carrot craving if you are nearby.
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