鲜肉月饼 (xiānròu yuèbing) · fresh pork mooncake

Measure Word

一个鲜肉月饼 gè

Meanings

1 fresh pork mooncake

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About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 小吃 Snack

A round mooncake of flaky, layered pastry around a filling of seasoned minced pork, baked and eaten hot. Savoury, not sweet like most mooncakes. Sold in Shanghai and Suzhou, mostly around Mid-Autumn.

Usually contains wheat

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Examples

HSK 7-9

鲜肉月饼是咸的，里面是猪肉馅儿。

Xiānròu yuèbing shì xián de, lǐmian shì zhūròu xiànr.

Fresh pork mooncakes are savory, with a pork filling inside.

HSK 7-9

中秋节前，街上到处都能买到刚出炉的鲜肉月饼。

Zhōngqiūjié qián, jiēshàng dàochù dōu néng mǎidào gāng chūlú de xiānròu yuèbing.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival you can buy fresh pork mooncakes straight from the oven all over town.

Tips

culture

Unlike the usual sweet mooncakes, these are savory and best eaten hot, so shops in Shanghai and Suzhou bake them all day in the weeks before Mid-Autumn.