人造黄油 (rénzào huángyóu) · margarine

Meanings

1 margarine

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A butter substitute made mainly from vegetable oils, emulsified with water and often skim milk, then cooled until firm. It is spread on bread and used in baking and cooking in place of butter.

Also called 人造奶油、麦淇淋、植物黄油

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Examples

HSK 6

人造黄油比黄油便宜。

Rénzào huángyóu bǐ huángyóu piányi.

Margarine is cheaper than butter.

HSK 6

有些面包店用人造黄油代替黄油。

Yǒuxiē miànbāodiàn yòng rénzào huángyóu dàitì huángyóu.

Some bakeries use margarine in place of butter.

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usage

人造黄油 means 'man-made butter'. Other names include 人造奶油, the sound loan 麦淇淋 and, in Hong Kong, 植物牛油. Older margarine was made with 氢化油 and contained trans fat.