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炸枣

炸棗
zházǎo
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 zhazao
  2. 2 fried glutinous rice balls

About the dish

闽菜 Fujian · 小吃 Snack

Balls of glutinous rice dough, often mixed with sweet potato, rolled in sesame or filled with sweet crushed peanuts and deep-fried until crisp outside and chewy inside. There are no dates in it. A southern Fujian snack.

Usually contains peanuts and sesame

Examples

HSK 3
Zài Quánzhōu, guònián de shíhou chángcháng néng chīdào zházǎo.
In Quanzhou you can often get zhazao at New Year.
HSK 7-9
Zházǎo shì yòng nuòmǐ hé dìguā zuò de, lǐmian bāo zhe huāshēng xiàn.
Zhazao are made from glutinous rice and sweet potato, with a peanut filling inside.

Tips

usage
枣 "jujube" describes the oval shape; there are no dates inside.

Stroke Order

炸 zhà
枣 zǎo