Is it all from the same company? Or do multiple terrible cake companes all just share the same terrible formula?

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    17·
    1 year ago

    Which cakes? I’ve searched my entire brain catalogue for Chinese cakes and I must say it was pretty empty. I didn’t know there were a particularly bad type sold at school cafeterias and cheap takeaways

    • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works
      15·
      1 year ago

      I’m guessing this is what they’re referring to:

      I’ve personally seen it served identically at a few different unrelated places. I’m guessing its sold pre-made, considering that the appearance is always identical.

    • DrQuint@lemm.ee
      6·
      1 year ago

      I am literally in actual China today and I have no idea what cake they mean.

      Edit: I’ve seen the image below. Yeah, I don’t associate that with china.

      With that said I know you didn’t mean it as China has no notable cake, but I can associate at least one cake with the most China thing ever. Ma Lai Gao. The one you see in every single dim sum restaurant. Kinda like sponge cake.

      • Mothra@mander.xyz
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think where I live most mainstream asian restaurants don’t showcase their desserts as much as their other dishes. You’ve just made me realise this. It’s like you need to actually search for them on the menu to find them, unlike with western style restaurants which clearly have cakes and sweets on display. I recall places selling a variety of asian cakes and sweets but they’re niche… This explains why my mental repertoire is so empty.

        Ma Lai Gao. It’s on my list now, I must try this!

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Aramark, Cisco foods, etc.

    They’re probably frozen and thawed out for service. Like 90% of stuff served in high volume restaurants.

  • guyrocket@kbin.social
    111·
    1 year ago

    Same company that makes all the other shit at a Chinese buffet. And its all soyent green shipped over from China.