红豆糕 (hóngdòugāo) · red bean cake

Measure Word

一块红豆糕 kuài

Meanings

1 red bean cake

Made with

红豆 hóngdòu 糖 táng 粘米粉 zhānmǐfěn 糯米粉 nuòmǐfěn

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 甜品 Dessert

A sweet cake of red beans and sugar, cut into blocks. The Cantonese kind is set firm with rice flour or starch and served cool, sometimes layered with coconut milk; the Jiangnan kind is steamed soft and chewy with glutinous rice flour.

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Examples

HSK 2

奶奶自己在家做红豆糕。

Nǎinai zìjǐ zài jiā zuò hóngdòugāo.

Grandma makes red bean cake at home herself.

HSK 6

红豆糕甜而不腻，是很受欢迎的点心。

Hóngdòugāo tián ér bú nì, shì hěn shòu huānyíng de diǎnxin.

Red bean cake is sweet without being cloying - a very popular dim sum.

Tips

culture

Red (红) is the color of luck and celebration, so 红豆糕 shows up at weddings and festivals. The red bean itself carries the classical meaning of 相思 (longing), from Wang Wei's 相思: 红豆生南国 - 'red beans grow in the southern land.'