豌豆黄

豌豆黃
wāndòuhuáng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pea-flour cake
  2. 2 Beijing sweetened pea cake

Examples

Wāndòuhuáng shì lǎo Běijīng de chuántǒng xiǎochī.
Pea-flour cake is a traditional old-Beijing snack.
Tā diǎn le yí kuài wāndòuhuáng pèi mòlihuāchá.
He ordered a piece of pea-flour cake to go with jasmine tea.

Tips

culture
A pale yellow, chilled set dessert made from split yellow peas, sugar and a little agar. Elevated from street food to imperial snack during the Qing dynasty; still iconic in Beijing teahouses.

Stroke Order

wān
dòu
huáng