淡奶油 (dànnǎiyóu) · heavy cream, whipping cream

Measure Word

一盒淡奶油 hé

Meanings

1 heavy cream
2 whipping cream
3 fresh cream (unsweetened)

About the ingredient

Dairy cream sold chilled in cartons for whipping and cooking. Non-dairy whipping cream (植脂奶油), made from vegetable oil, comes in similar cartons, so bakers read the ingredient list to tell them apart.

Contains milk

Also called 稀奶油、动物奶油、鲜奶油

Used in 3 dishes

蛋挞 dàntà

杨枝甘露 yángzhī gānlù

榴莲酥 liúliánsū

Characters

淡

dàn

light; bland; unsweetened

Examples

HSK 3

做蛋糕需要用到淡奶油。

Zuò dàngāo xūyào yòngdào dànnǎiyóu.

You need whipping cream to make cake.

HSK 7-9

把淡奶油打发到硬性发泡。

Bǎ dànnǎiyóu dǎfā dào yìngxìng fāpào.

Whip the cream to stiff peaks.

Tips

usage

淡 ('light/unsweetened') distinguishes this from sweetened dairy toppings. In baking recipes, 淡奶油 refers to dairy cream around 35% fat suitable for whipping.