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红枣蒸南瓜

紅棗蒸南瓜
hóngzǎo zhēng nángua
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pumpkin steamed with red dates

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Pieces of pumpkin steamed with dried red dates until soft, sometimes with honey, a little sugar, goji berries or a thin sugar glaze. Naturally sweet and served warm. The dates often still have their stones.

Examples

HSK 5
Māma shuō hóngzǎo zhēng nángua duì wèi hǎo, chángcháng zuò gěi wǒmen chī.
Mom says pumpkin steamed with red dates is good for the stomach, so she often makes it for us.
HSK 6
Hóngzǎo zhēng nángua búyòng fàng táng, běnshēn jiù hěn tián.
Pumpkin steamed with red dates needs no sugar; it's sweet on its own.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
枣 zǎo
蒸 zhēng
南 nán
瓜 guā