梅花糕

méihuāgāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 plum-blossom cake (Suzhou / Jiangnan pastry)

Examples

Sūzhōu de méihuāgāo shì yòng zhuānmén de mújù kǎo chūlái de.
Suzhou plum-blossom cake is baked in a special mould.
Xiǎofàn gāng chūlú de méihuāgāo rèhūhū de.
The vendor's fresh-from-the-oven plum-blossom cakes are piping hot.

Tips

culture
A Suzhou street snack dating back to the Qing dynasty. Yeasted batter is poured into a cast-iron mould whose cells are shaped like plum blossoms, topped with red bean paste, candied fruit, rock sugar and black sesame, then baked over charcoal until crisp-bottomed. Often sold alongside its cousin .

Stroke Order

méi
huā
gāo