玫瑰糖 (méiguītáng) · rose sugar

Measure Word

一罐玫瑰糖 guàn

Meanings

1 rose sugar
2 candied rose petal preserve used as a filling or topping

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Edible rose petals preserved in sugar into a sticky, fragrant paste. It is the filling of rose pastries and flower cakes, stirred into water or milk as a drink, and spooned over desserts.

Used in 1 dish

鲜花饼 xiānhuābǐng

Characters

precious; rose (玫瑰 = rose)

糖

táng

sugar

Examples

HSK 5

云南的玫瑰糖用来做鲜花饼。

Yúnnán de méiguītáng yònglái zuò xiānhuā bǐng.

Yunnan's rose sugar is used to make flower pastries.

HSK 6

汤圆里加一点玫瑰糖特别香。

Tāngyuán lǐjiā yìdiǎn méiguītáng tèbié xiāng.

Adding a bit of rose sugar to tangyuan makes it especially fragrant.

Tips

culture

Yunnan and Jiangnan specialty made by pounding edible rose petals with sugar until they ferment into a jam. Core filling of 鲜花饼 and many sweet dumplings.