糯米鸡 (nuòmǐjī) · lo mai gai

Measure Word

一个糯米鸡 gè

Meanings

1 lo mai gai
2 glutinous rice with chicken in lotus leaf

Made with

糯米 nuòmǐ 鸡 jī 腊肠 làcháng 香菇 xiānggū 荷叶 héyè

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 小吃 Snack

Sticky rice filled with chicken, Chinese sausage and mushroom, sometimes salted egg yolk, wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed. Unwrap it at the table; the leaf is not eaten. A dim sum dish.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

早茶必点糯米鸡。

Zǎochá bì diǎn nuòmǐjī.

You have to order lo mai gai at yum cha.

HSK 7-9

糯米鸡用荷叶包着蒸，特别香。

Nuòmǐjī yòng héyè bāo zhe zhēng, tèbié xiāng.

Lo mai gai is wrapped in lotus leaf and steamed, giving it a wonderful fragrance.

Tips

culture

Cantonese dim-sum standard: sticky rice packed with chicken, sausage, mushroom, and salted egg yolk, wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed so the leaf scents the rice.