米糖

mǐtáng
noun

Measure Word

一块米糖 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 rice malt candy
  2. 2 rice sugar (traditional sweetener made from glutinous rice)

Examples

Nǎinai yǐqián yòng mǐtáng zuò niánhuò.
Grandma used to make rice malt candy for New Year.
Mǐtáng bǐ báitáng wèidào róuhé.
Rice malt candy has a gentler flavor than white sugar.

Tips

usage
Close cousin of 麦芽 (maltose candy). 米糖 specifies a rice base — glutinous rice is fermented with malted barley, then boiled down into a sticky amber syrup or pulled into brittle candy. Common in Jiangxi and Zhejiang New Year sweets.

Stroke Order

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