Time has passed so fast that I have lived in Australia for one week! I spent the first weekend with my roommates and then I decided to do some cooking to make a traditional Taiwanese cake called a sesame seed cake.
Firstly, I had to prepare the ingredients for the cake including flour, sesame seeds, salt, fat and hot water. Also, a stick-like tool and oven with a much higher temperature function is essential for success. To acquire these goods, I went to Central Market and looked for a quality one with a cheaper price. Compared with these goods sold in Taiwan, I found that meat and vegetable are not expensive. But the seafood here was a higher price and there were fewer types that I can choose from, even though Adelaide is not far away from the beach. At the same time, I also widened my knowledge about how the vendors do their best to attract the attention of buyers, when it is suitable to visit there, and which shop provides the better quality items at the most reasonable price.
Everything was prepared for cooking the cake, so I started to make a paste, which is a soft, sticky mixture of butter, flour and a liquid made up of water and fat, which can be easily spread. After that, the paste was rolled flat, salt was spread over the surface and sesame seeds were sprinkled on the other side. Finally it is baked in the oven at a temperature around 250 degrees centigrade. Around 15 or 20 minutes passed, a crispy sesame seed cake with its gold-colored surface was ready. These cakes are renowned for spreading their fragrance far and wide, and my friends and I enjoyed the one I baked with an Australian red wine.
Firstly, I had to prepare the ingredients for the cake including flour, sesame seeds, salt, fat and hot water. Also, a stick-like tool and oven with a much higher temperature function is essential for success. To acquire these goods, I went to Central Market and looked for a quality one with a cheaper price. Compared with these goods sold in Taiwan, I found that meat and vegetable are not expensive. But the seafood here was a higher price and there were fewer types that I can choose from, even though Adelaide is not far away from the beach. At the same time, I also widened my knowledge about how the vendors do their best to attract the attention of buyers, when it is suitable to visit there, and which shop provides the better quality items at the most reasonable price.
Everything was prepared for cooking the cake, so I started to make a paste, which is a soft, sticky mixture of butter, flour and a liquid made up of water and fat, which can be easily spread. After that, the paste was rolled flat, salt was spread over the surface and sesame seeds were sprinkled on the other side. Finally it is baked in the oven at a temperature around 250 degrees centigrade. Around 15 or 20 minutes passed, a crispy sesame seed cake with its gold-colored surface was ready. These cakes are renowned for spreading their fragrance far and wide, and my friends and I enjoyed the one I baked with an Australian red wine.
2 comments:
G'day!! You has improved your cooking skill!! You have to bring these cake for party in Helen's house!!
Let's your classmates try them!
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