煲仔饭 (bāozǎifàn) · clay pot rice

Measure Word

一煲煲仔饭 bāo

Meanings

1 clay pot rice

Made with

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 主食 Staple

Rice cooked in a small clay pot with toppings such as Chinese sausage, cured pork or chicken and a few greens, with sweet soy sauce to pour over. The rice at the bottom forms a crisp, browned crust. It takes 20 minutes or more.

Characters

煲

bāo

clay pot, to slow-cook

仔

zǎi

small (Cantonese suffix)

饭

fàn

rice, meal

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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.