椰蓉 (yēróng): desiccated coconut

Meanings

1 desiccated coconut
2 shredded coconut (baking ingredient)

Characters

椰

finely shredded / paste

Examples

椰蓉面包一口下去满嘴椰香。

Yēróng miànbāo yì kǒu xiàqù mǎn zuǐ yē xiāng.

One bite of coconut bun fills your mouth with coconut aroma.

椰蓉月饼是中秋节的经典选择。

Yēróng yuèbǐng shì Zhōngqiū Jié de jīngdiǎn xuǎnzé.

Coconut-flake mooncake is a classic Mid-Autumn Festival choice.

Tips

usage

蓉 is a useful suffix meaning 'finely shredded / paste' in culinary vocabulary: 椰蓉 coconut flakes, 蒜蓉 minced garlic, 莲蓉 lotus-seed paste, 豆蓉 mung-bean paste. Recognizing 蓉 in food names tells you the ingredient has been reduced to fine shreds or smooth paste.