奶皮

nǎipí

noun

Measure Word

一张奶皮 zhāng

Meanings

1 milk skin (the film that forms on heated milk)
2 urum (Mongolian clotted milk skin dairy snack, usually called 奶皮子)

Characters

Examples

内蒙古的奶皮子又叫乌日莫，是蒙古族的传统奶食。

Nèiménggǔ de nǎipízi yòu jiào wūrìmò, shì Měnggǔzú de chuántǒng nǎishí.

Inner Mongolian nǎipízi, also called urum, is a traditional Mongolian dairy food.

牛奶煮过后表面结了一层奶皮。

Niúnǎi zhǔ guò hòu biǎomiàn jié le yī céng nǎipí.

After the milk is boiled, a layer of milk skin forms on the surface.

Tips

culture

More commonly 奶皮子 in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang — a dense sheet of cream and milk proteins made by slowly heating fresh cow, yak, or sheep milk until a thick skin forms, then cooling and peeling it off. Eaten rolled up, dipped in sugar or honey, or with milk tea. Mongolian: ᠦᠷᠦᠮ (örüm).

Stroke Order

奶 nǎi

皮 pí