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Dutch process and natural cocoa
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Cocoa powder
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Cocoa Powder and Chocolate on Marble Background
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可可粉

kěkěfěn
noun #47,087

Meanings

  1. 1 cocoa powder

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Ground roasted cocoa beans with most of their fat pressed out. Plain cocoa powder is unsweetened and bitter, used in baking and for hot cocoa; sweetened drink mixes are a separate product.

Examples

HSK 7-9
我在热牛奶里加了两勺可可粉。
Wǒ zài rè niúnǎi lǐ jiā le liǎng sháo kěkěfěn.
I added two spoonfuls of cocoa powder to the hot milk.
HSK 7-9
做提拉米苏的最后一步，是在上面筛一层可可粉。
Zuò tílāmǐsū de zuìhòu yí bù, shì zài shàngmian shāi yì céng kěkěfěn.
The last step in making tiramisu is to sift a layer of cocoa powder over the top.

Tips

memory
可可 is a sound loan for 'cocoa', and 粉 'powder' builds many kitchen words: 面粉 'flour', 奶粉 'milk powder', 淀粉 'starch'.

Stroke Order

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粉 fěn