凉糕

涼糕
liánggāo
noun

Measure Word

凉糕 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 cold rice cake (summer dessert)
  2. 2 chilled jelly cake

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xiàtiān chī yī kuài bīngzhèn liánggāo tèbié jiěshǔ.
Eating a piece of chilled liang gao in summer is especially cooling.
HSK 7-9
Yíbīn liánggāo lín shàng hóngtáng shuǐ, tián ér bù nì.
Yibin liang gao drizzled with brown sugar syrup is sweet but not cloying.

Tips

culture
A summer snack common across Sichuan and other regions. Rice or pea starch is cooked into a soft jelly, chilled, and served with brown sugar syrup or fruit. Yibin's version with well water is especially famous.

Stroke Order

liáng
gāo