How to pronounce Penghu brown sugar cake

Penghu brown sugar cake is written 黑糖糕 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /xeɪ˥ tʰaŋ˧˥ kaʊ˥/. In plain English letters that is hay-tahng-GOW, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Penghu brown sugar cake?

Penghu brown sugar cake is a dessert of Taiwan. Where it comes from: Penghu. People usually eat it at teatime and as a snack. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Penghu brown sugar cake comes from

Penghu brown sugar cake is one of 30 signature dishes of Taiwan on this map.

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