Sak Ke Mah

i don't read chinese and i wonder why this snack is called 'sak ke mah'. Mah in cantonese, i know is horse but this snack don't look anything like a horse. Ke , to me , it sounded like riding, put the two words together, it means 'riding a horse'. What is 'sak' and how is this name associated to this delicious snack. Does anyone know the story to this name?, correct me if you please and excuse my ignorance.

Ingredients:

A:

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tbsp baking powder

4 eggs

6 cups oil for frying

B:

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup maltose

1/4 cup water

1/2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar

Method:

Sieve ingredients A:, add eggs and knead into a smooth dough , let stand for 20 minutes.

Cut dough into half and roll one half into a rectangle 1/6 inch thick. Cut into 1 inch strips and shred into fine strips.

Heat oil and fry the shredded strips until golden brown. Remove and place into a large bowl.

Cook B: for 2 minutes in medium heat(sugar should be dissolved), pour mixture into the fried noodles and toss to coat.

Pour coated noodles onto a greased cookie sheet pan and press noodles into a compact rectangle, i inch in height.

Let it cool, cut into square pieces.

Serves