粘糯 (niánnuò): sticky and glutinous (mouthfeel)

Meanings

1 sticky and glutinous (mouthfeel)
2 chewy and sticky

Characters

粘

Examples

这种年糕特别粘糯。

Zhè zhǒng niángāo tèbié niánnuò.

This kind of rice cake is especially sticky and chewy.

糯米饭蒸好后口感粘糯。

Nuòmǐfàn zhēng hǎo hòu kǒugǎn niánnuò.

Once steamed, glutinous rice has a sticky-chewy mouthfeel.

Tips

usage

Foodie term — describes the specific 'sticks to the teeth, springy when chewed' texture of glutinous-rice products: 年糕, 汤圆, 粽子, 麻薯. Both characters carry 'sticky', stacked for emphasis. 粘 (nián) = adhesive/sticky; 糯 (nuò) = glutinous (as of rice).