酒酿圆子 (jiǔniàng yuánzi) · sweet fermented rice with…

Measure Word

一碗酒酿圆子 wǎn

Meanings

1 sweet fermented rice with glutinous rice balls
2 small tangyuan in rice wine soup

Made with

酒酿 jiǔniàng 糯米粉 nuòmǐfěn 白糖 báitáng 糖桂花 tángguìhuā

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 甜品 Dessert

Small plain glutinous rice balls in a warm, sweet soup of fermented rice (酒酿), often with osmanthus and sometimes beaten egg. Lightly sour and sweet, with a faint taste of alcohol.

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

酒酿圆子里可以加个蛋。

Jiǔniàng yuánzi lǐ kěyǐ jiā ge dàn.

You can drop an egg into jiuniang yuanzi.

HSK 7-9

上海人早餐爱来一碗酒酿圆子。

Shànghǎi rén zǎocān ài lái yì wǎn jiǔniàng yuánzi.

Shanghainese like a bowl of jiuniang yuanzi for breakfast.

Tips

culture

Jiangnan dessert and breakfast. 酒酿 is lightly fermented sweet glutinous rice; 圆子 are small unfilled rice balls. Served warm with osmanthus sugar and sometimes a beaten egg. Very low in alcohol.