麦芽糖 (màiyátáng) · maltose

Meanings

1 maltose
2 malt syrup; maltose syrup
3 malt sugar; malt candy

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A very thick, amber syrup made from rice and malted barley or wheat, less sweet than sugar. It is brushed on roast duck and char siu for a shiny glaze and goes into candies and pastries; it is so stiff that cooks warm it first.

Also called 饴糖

Used in 9 dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

麦芽糖又甜又黏。

Màiyátáng yòu tián yòu nián.

Malt candy is sweet and sticky.

HSK 7-9

淀粉在唾液的作用下会慢慢分解成麦芽糖。

Diànfěn zài tuòyè de zuòyòng xià huì mànmàn fēnjiě chéng màiyátáng.

With the help of saliva, starch slowly breaks down into maltose.

Tips

culture

On 小年, a week before Chinese New Year, families in the north offer the Kitchen God 灶王爷 sticky maltose sweets such as 糖瓜, so that he says only sweet things when he reports to Heaven.