凉糕

涼糕
liánggāo
noun

Measure Word

一块凉糕 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 cold rice cake (summer dessert)
  2. 2 chilled jelly cake

Examples

Xiàtiān chī yī kuài bīngzhèn liánggāo tèbié jiěshǔ.
Eating a piece of chilled liang gao in summer is especially cooling.
Yíbīn liánggāo lín shàng hóngtángshuǐ, tián ér bù nì.
Yibin liang gao drizzled with brown sugar syrup is sweet but not cloying.

Tips

culture
A summer snack common across Sichuan and other regions. Rice or pea starch is cooked into a soft jelly, chilled, and served with brown sugar syrup or fruit. Yibin's version with well water is especially famous.

Stroke Order

liáng
gāo