煲仔饭

煲仔飯

bāozǎifàn

noun

Measure Word

一煲煲仔饭 bāo

Meanings

1 clay pot rice (Cantonese)
2 rice with toppings cooked in a small clay pot

Characters

clay pot, to slow-cook

small (Cantonese suffix)

Examples

冬天最爱吃腊肠煲仔饭。

Dōngtiān zuì ài chī làcháng bāozǎifàn.

In winter I love Chinese sausage clay pot rice the most.

煲仔饭的锅巴是精华。

Bāozǎifàn de guōbā shì jīnghuá.

The crispy rice crust is the best part of clay pot rice.

Tips

culture

Cantonese 煲仔 = 'small clay pot.' Rice is cooked with soy sauce and toppings (腊肠 sausage, 滑鸡 chicken, 排骨 ribs) directly in a single-serving pot over flame, producing a caramelized rice crust (锅巴) at the bottom.

Stroke Order

煲 bāo

仔 zǎi

饭 fàn