荷叶饼 (héyèbǐng) · lotus leaf pancake (for Peking duck)

Measure Word

一张荷叶饼 zhāng

Meanings

1 lotus leaf pancake (for Peking duck)

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About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 主食 Staple

Thin round wheat pancakes, cooked in a dry pan or steamed, served in a stack with roast duck, for wrapping the duck with scallion and sweet sauce. Elsewhere the name can mean a soft steamed bun folded in half around braised pork.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

荷叶饼薄得像纸一样。

Héyèbǐng báo de xiàng zhǐ yíyàng.

The lotus leaf pancakes are paper-thin.

HSK 7-9

北京烤鸭要用荷叶饼卷着吃。

Běijīng kǎoyā yào yòng héyèbǐng juǎn zhe chī.

Peking duck is eaten wrapped in lotus leaf pancakes.

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usage

Name refers to the pancake's shape (round and folded like a lotus leaf), not the ingredients. Usually served with Peking duck, scallions and hoisin sauce.