So you thought castella was just a normal pound cake that the Japanese seem to fancy,
right? (At least, I used to…) Well it’s obvious I was about to say you were
wrong, so I won’t say it. =P
Cool fact
It means that if you pick up a piece with your hand or use a knife to cut it, you only need to wash these with water – no soap – for a completely clean rinse. That was exactly how I first discovered this unique trait of castella…
Authentic castella and its
closest relative pão-de-ló are probably about the only cakes I know of that don’t
use butter or any form of oil, but I should think the latter is somewhat hard
to find commercially in this part of the world, so that just leaves castella. Check
out this awesome margarine/veg oil-free ingredients list for a green tea castella I
bought from Westgate Isetan (Singapore):
[Comment:
Wow... apparently the distributor Mr. Soon Seng Huat came from the
future to tell us the expiry date!! It's the first time I have heard of
anyone taking the trouble to time-travel just to verify a claim! What
first class service!!!]It means that if you pick up a piece with your hand or use a knife to cut it, you only need to wash these with water – no soap – for a completely clean rinse. That was exactly how I first discovered this unique trait of castella…
This locally-bought green tea version stayed true to form, once again providing the complimentary thrill over the miracle of soapless hand-washing. ^__^
Weird fact
The other
flavours – chocolate and marble – in this particular local castella range contained margarine. How strange. I had thought most food manufacturers would be too
lazy to modify their formulas for each flavour, but just use one standard
recipe and only change the flavouring.
Or maybe
it’s some food science chemical reaction that causes the green tea flavour to
turn out wrong when margarine is used. Anyone care to enlighten me?
And oh yes, before I forget, yes, the green tea castella was nice... I think. To be honest, I can't remember how it tasted for my excitement over the hand-washing... and of course Mr. Soon Seng Huat's service. XD
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