杏仁饼

杏仁餅
xìngrénbǐng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 almond cookie
  2. 2 almond biscuit

Examples

HSK 6
Tā pào le yì bēi chá pèi xìngrénbǐng.
She brewed a cup of tea to go with almond cookies.
HSK 7-9
Àomén de xìngrénbǐng shì hěn shòu huānyíng de shǒu xìn.
Macau almond cookies are a very popular souvenir.

Tips

culture
杏仁饼 is a signature souvenir pastry of Macau and Zhongshan (the original home of the recipe, brought to Macau by the Xianghui 咀香园 bakery in 1918). The 'cookie' is pressed from mung bean flour, sugar, lard, and a whole almond, then briefly baked to a crumbly melt-in-the-mouth texture.

Stroke Order

xìng
rén
bǐng