竹筒饭 (zhútǒngfàn) · bamboo tube rice

Measure Word

一筒竹筒饭 tǒng

Meanings

1 bamboo tube rice

Made with

About the dish

云贵菜 Yunnan and Guizhou · 主食 Staple

Rice, often sticky rice mixed with meat, beans or corn, packed into a length of bamboo and roasted or steamed, then served in the split tube. The bamboo gives it a light, grassy scent.

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

来西双版纳一定要尝尝竹筒饭。

Lái Xīshuāngbǎnnà yídìng yào chángchang zhútǒngfàn.

When you come to Xishuangbanna you must try bamboo tube rice.

HSK 7-9

烤好的竹筒饭飘着淡淡的竹香。

Kǎo hǎode zhútǒngfàn piāo zhe dàndàn de zhú xiāng.

Freshly grilled bamboo tube rice gives off a gentle bamboo fragrance.

Tips

culture

Most famously a dish of the Dai (傣族) 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.