From the show-through where this black sesame and sticky rice cake ($1.75) had been sliced in two, I expected the Chinese equivalent of a marble rye. I also imagined that the sticky rice would be integrated in the crumb, not concealed as rubbery bands that, once bitten through, would slink back slowly toward the loaf. The taro cake, which promised no add-ins, might have been a less disconcerting choice.
QQ Cafe & Bakery
42-57 Main St. (Franklin-Blossom Aves.), Flushing, Queens
718-888-1990



Was there really a rubber band cooked inside the cake?
Posted by: kim | March 05, 2013 at 02:12 PM
Rubbery, yes, rubber, no. I took it that the pale orange band (one of several) was made of sticky rice.
Posted by: Dave Cook | March 05, 2013 at 03:38 PM