菠萝油

菠蘿油

bōluóyóu

noun

Measure Word

一个菠萝油 gè

Meanings

1 pineapple bun with butter (Hong Kong pastry)

Characters

pineapple (in 菠萝)

trailing plant (in 菠萝)

oil, here: butter

Examples

茶餐厅的招牌就是菠萝油配奶茶。

Chácāntīng de zhāopái jiù shì bōluóyóu pèi nǎichá.

The signature order at a cha chaan teng is pineapple bun with milk tea.

刚出炉的菠萝油最好吃。

Gāng chūlú de bōluóyóu zuì hǎochī.

A pineapple bun fresh out of the oven tastes the best.

Tips

culture

Hong Kong tea-restaurant classic. The bun itself (菠萝包) has a sugary crackled top that looks like pineapple skin but contains no pineapple; 菠萝油 is the same bun split hot and stuffed with a thick slab of cold butter.

Stroke Order

菠 bō

萝 luó

油 yóu