藜麦 (límài) · quinoa

Measure Word

一袋藜麦 dài

Meanings

1 quinoa

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Tiny seeds about 2 mm across, usually white, red or black, from an Andean plant now also grown in northwest China and Yunnan. They are rinsed to remove a bitter coating and cooked like rice.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我早餐吃藜麦沙拉。

Wǒ zǎocān chī límài shālā.

I have quinoa salad for breakfast.

HSK 6

藜麦的蛋白质含量很高。

Límài de dànbáizhì hánliàng hěn gāo.

Quinoa is high in protein.

Tips

culture

藜麦 took off in China around 2015 with the rise of 健身 (jiànshēn, fitness) and 轻食 (qīngshí, light/healthy meals) cafes. You will see it in salad bowls and weight-loss meal plans.