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牛轧糖

牛軋糖
niúgátáng
Also on menus as 牛扎糖
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一块牛轧糖 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 nougat

About the dish

台湾菜 Taiwan · 甜品 Dessert

A chewy white candy of milk, sugar and malt syrup packed with roasted peanuts, cut into small wrapped pieces. Some use almonds or add dried fruit. A packaged sweet, not a cooked dish.

Usually contains peanuts, milk and egg

Examples

HSK 4
过年前，妈妈自己做了一大盒牛轧糖送给亲戚。
Guònián qián, māma zìjǐ zuò le yí dà hé niúgátáng sònggěi qīnqi.
Before New Year, Mom made a big box of nougat herself to give to relatives.
HSK 6
牛轧糖是用奶粉、糖和花生做的。
Niúgátáng shì yòng nǎifěn, táng hé huāshēng zuò de.
Nougat is made from milk powder, sugar and peanuts.

Tips

usage
轧 is read gá in this word, not yà. The first two syllables imitate the sound of "nougat", so 牛 here has nothing to do with cattle.

Stroke Order

牛 niú
轧 yà
糖 táng