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油饭

油飯
yóufàn
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一碗油饭 wǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 Taiwanese sticky rice

About the dish

台湾菜 Taiwan · 主食 Staple

Glutinous rice cooked with strips of pork, shiitake, dried shrimp and fried shallots in soy sauce and sesame oil. Sticky, glossy and savoury; despite the name it is not fried rice. A Taiwanese dish.

Usually contains sesame and shellfish

Examples

HSK 7-9
油饭是台湾的糯米饭，里面拌了香菇、虾米和肉丝。
Yóufàn shì Táiwān de nuòmǐfàn, lǐmian bàn le xiānggū, xiāmǐ hé ròusī.
Taiwanese sticky rice is glutinous rice mixed with shiitake, dried shrimp and shredded pork.
HSK 7-9
在台湾，孩子满月的时候，家里会给亲友送油饭。
Zài Táiwān, háizi mǎnyuè de shíhou, jiālǐ huì gěi qīnyǒu sòng yóufàn.
In Taiwan, when a baby is a month old, the family sends sticky rice to friends and relatives.

Tips

usage
油 "oil" refers to the lard or sesame oil that gives the rice its shine. It is a steamed sticky rice, not a fried rice.

Stroke Order

油 yóu
饭 fàn