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Banana roll
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Type Pastry
Place of origin China
Region or state Hong Kong
Main ingredients Glutinous rice
Banana roll
Chinese 香蕉糕
Literal meaning banana cake
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin xiang1 jiao1 gao1
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping hoeng1 ziu1 gou1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 香蕉卷
Literal meaning banana roll
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin xiang1 jiao1 juan3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping hoeng1 ziu1 gyun2
Red bean paste flavored banana cake1
Red bean paste flavored banana cake

Banana roll or banana cake is a common Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong, and may occasionally be found in some overseas Chinatowns. The pastry is soft and made with glutinous rice. 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, thus resembling banana. Sometimes it may have a cinnamon swirl filling. At other times it may have a filling that consists of a very ripe (but not rotten) banana diced finely. Occasionally the more traditional red bean paste may be used.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Rollo de plátano para niños

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