八珍糕

bāzhēngāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 eight-treasure cake (traditional medicinal cake made from eight tonic ingredients)

Examples

Bāzhēngāo kěyǐ jiànpí yǎngwèi.
Eight-treasure cake can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.
Lǎorénjiā chángcháng chī bāzhēngāo dàng diǎnxīn.
Older folks often eat eight-treasure cake as a snack.

Tips

history
Recorded as an imperial Qing-dynasty recipe — supposedly a favorite of Empress Dowager Cixi and the Qianlong emperor for digestive health. Typical ingredients include 山药, , 莲子, , , and glutinous rice flour.

Stroke Order

zhēn
gāo