杏仁饼 (xìngrénbǐng) · almond cookie, almond biscuit

Measure Word

一块杏仁饼 kuài

Meanings

1 almond cookie
2 almond biscuit

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About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 甜品 Dessert

A small, round cookie pressed from mung bean flour, sugar and lard or vegetable oil, with almond pieces, sometimes a whole almond on top, baked dry and crumbly. A Macau souvenir sold in boxes; elsewhere any almond biscuit.

Usually contains tree nuts

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Examples

HSK 6

她泡了一杯茶配杏仁饼。

Tā pào le yì bēi chá pèi xìngrénbǐng.

She brewed a cup of tea to go with almond cookies.

HSK 7-9

澳门的杏仁饼是很受欢迎的手信。

Àomén de xìngrénbǐng shì hěn shòu huānyíng de shǒu xìn.

Macau almond cookies are a very popular souvenir.

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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.