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Lotus Leaf Rice
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HK STT 石塘咀 Shek Tong Tsui 山道 Hill Road 業昌大廈 Yip Cheong Building 海悅海鮮酒家 Ocean Palace Seafood Chinese Restaurant 荷葉飯 lotus leave fried rice September 2022 Px3 04
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荷叶饭

荷葉飯
héyèfàn
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一个荷叶饭 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 lotus leaf rice

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 主食 Staple

Rice mixed with meat such as chicken, roast pork or roast duck, often with shrimp and mushrooms, wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed so it takes on the leaf's smell. Unwrap it; the leaf is not eaten.

Usually contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 4
这家茶楼的荷叶饭很大，两个人吃一个就够了。
Zhè jiā chálóu de héyèfàn hěn dà, liǎng ge rén chī yí ge jiù gòu le.
The lotus leaf rice at this teahouse is big; one is enough for two people.
HSK 7-9
打开荷叶饭，就能闻到荷叶的清香。
Dǎkāi héyèfàn, jiù néng wéndào héyè de qīngxiāng.
When you open lotus leaf rice, you can smell the fresh scent of the lotus leaf.

Tips

mistakes
糯米鸡 is the smaller dim sum version, made with glutinous rice. 荷叶饭 usually uses ordinary rice.

Stroke Order

荷 hé
叶 yè
饭 fàn