竹筒饭

竹筒飯
zhútǒngfàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bamboo tube rice
  2. 2 rice cooked in a bamboo tube

Examples

Lái Xīshuāngbǎnnà yídìng yào chángchang zhútǒngfàn.
When you come to Xishuangbanna you must try bamboo tube rice.
Kǎo hǎo de zhútǒngfàn piāo zhe dàndàn de zhúxiāng.
Freshly grilled bamboo tube rice gives off a gentle bamboo fragrance.

Tips

culture
Most famously a dish of the Dai () people in Yunnan: glutinous rice (often with meat or beans) is packed into a fresh length of young bamboo and roasted over embers. The bamboo splits open and the rice is scooped out, scented by the inner bamboo skin. Similar versions exist in Hainan Li cuisine.

Stroke Order

zhú
tǒng
fàn