a madeleine-like sponge cake kueh that likely originated from or was influenced by the portugese colonisation in southeast asia. this is also apparent in its name; the origin of the word 'bahulu' is most likely 'bolo', the portugese word for 'cake'.
indonesia: kue bolu kering
- bolu: indonesian for cake
- kering: indonesian for dry
mandarin: ji dan gao - 雞蛋糕
- ji dan: mandarin for chicken egg
- gao: mandarin for cake