Mango pudding

Mango pudding
TypePudding
CourseDessert
Place of originHong Kong
Region or stateSingapore, Malaysia, Thailand and southern China
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsAgar or gelatin, mangoes, evaporated milk, sugar
Mango pudding
Chinese1. 芒果布丁
2. 芒果布甸
Literal meaningMango pudding
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmángguǒ bùdīng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingmong gwo bou din

Mango pudding is a very popular dessert in Hong Kong, where pudding is eaten as a traditional British food.[1][2] There is very little variation between the regional mango pudding's preparation. The dessert is also found in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau and is often served as dim sum in Chinese restaurants.[3] The fresh variant is prepared by the restaurant or eatery and consists of agar or gelatin, mangoes, evaporated milk, and sugar.[4] In addition, fresh fruit such as mango, strawberries, berries and kiwifruit, are occasionally added as garnish. Served and eaten refrigerator cold, mango pudding has a rich and creamy texture.

Some Chinese restaurants make the mango pudding in fish shape because goldfish or koi expresses good luck in Chinese culture.[5]

On the other hand, factory-made mango pudding does not contain fresh mangoes and instead, consists of mango essence and either gelatin or agar.

In supermarkets

Outside of dim sum and other restaurants, mango pudding can also be purchased at most Asian grocery stores or supermarkets. They can be purchased as a powder, which requires the addition of boiling milk or water to the powder, or in ready-to-eat portions.

See also

References

  1. ^ Olver, Lynne (10 March 2012). "puddings, custards & creams". The Food Timeline. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ Andrew Dembina (26 August 2010). "8 bone-chilling summer desserts for Hong Kong". CNN Go. Retrieved 12 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Mango Pudding". cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ Christine Ho (10 June 2008). "Mango Pudding Recipe (Chinese Style)". christinesrecipes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ^ Degan Walters. "Luckyfish". lurvely.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.