糯米糍 (nuòmǐcí) · glutinous rice ball, no mai chi

Measure Word

一个糯米糍 gè

Meanings

1 glutinous rice ball
2 no mai chi

Made with

糯米粉 nuòmǐfěn 椰蓉 yēróng 花生 huāshēng 白糖 báitáng

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 甜品 Dessert

Soft, chewy balls of glutinous rice dough rolled in shredded coconut, around a sweet filling such as crushed peanuts and sugar or red bean paste. Dessert shops fill them with mango and cream. Served cool.

Usually contains peanuts

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

芒果糯米糍是这家甜品店的招牌。

Mángguǒ nuòmǐcí shì zhè jiā tiánpǐn diàn de zhāopai.

Mango glutinous rice balls are this dessert shop's signature.

HSK 7-9

糯米糍外皮软糯，里面藏着奶油和水果。

Nuòmǐcí wàipí ruǎn nuò, lǐmian cáng zhe nǎiyóu hé shuǐguǒ.

Glutinous rice balls have soft chewy skins with cream and fruit hidden inside.

Tips

culture

Traditional 糯米糍 is a Cantonese sweet dusted in shredded coconut. Modern dessert shops (许留山 Hui Lau Shan pioneered this) fill it with fresh mango and whipped cream, making 芒果糯米糍 one of the most famous HK/Guangdong desserts, now popular across the mainland.