葡萄干 (pútaogān) · raisin, dried grape

Measure Word

一颗葡萄干 kē

Meanings

1 raisin
2 dried grape

About the ingredient

Mostly from Xinjiang, the best known made from Turpan's seedless grapes, in green, red and black. Eaten by the handful, baked into cakes and biscuits, and added to Xinjiang pilaf with mutton and carrot.

Used in 2 dishes

八宝饭 bābǎofàn

冰粉 bīngfěn

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她在蛋糕里加了葡萄干。

Tā zài dàngāo lǐ jiā le pútaogān.

She added raisins to the cake.

HSK 7-9

新疆的葡萄干特别好吃。

Xīnjiāng de pútaogān tèbié hǎochī.

Xinjiang raisins are especially delicious.

Tips

memory

葡萄 (grape) + 干 (dry) = dried grape = raisin. Simple!

culture

Xinjiang (especially Turpan/吐鲁番) is China's raisin capital. The traditional drying houses called 荫房 (yīnfáng) use natural hot desert air to dry grapes.