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红枣糕

紅棗糕
hóngzǎogāo
Also on menus as 枣糕
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red date cake

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 甜品 Dessert

A soft, sweet cake made with puréed red dates and flour, either steamed and spongy or baked like a sponge cake. Brown, moist and fragrant.

Usually contains egg and wheat

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ zǎoshang láibují chīfàn, jiù zài lùshang mǎi le yí kuài hóngzǎogāo.
I didn't have time for breakfast, so I bought a piece of red date cake on the way.
HSK 7-9
Hóngzǎogāo shì yòng zǎoní zuò de, yánsè hěn shēn.
Red date cake is made with date paste and is dark in color.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
枣 zǎo
糕 gāo