胚芽米 (pēiyámǐ) · semipolished rice

Meanings

1 semipolished rice
2 germ rice (rice with the husk removed but the germ retained)

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

White rice milled so that the germ stays on at least 80% of the grains; otherwise it is the same as white rice. The oily germ spoils easily, so it is sold vacuum-packed.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

胚芽米比白米更有营养。

Pēiyámǐ bǐ báimǐ gèng yǒu yíngyǎng.

Germ rice is more nutritious than white rice.

HSK 5

她每天都用胚芽米煮饭。

Tā měitiān dōu yòng pēiyámǐ zhǔfàn.

She cooks with germ rice every day.

Tips

memory

胚芽 ('embryo / germ') + 米 ('rice'): rice that keeps the embryo intact. Sits between brown rice (糙米 - bran kept) and white rice (白米 - everything stripped).