炼乳 (liànrǔ) · condensed milk

Meanings

1 condensed milk

About the ingredient

A thick, sweet, cream-coloured milk sold in tins. Restaurants serve it as the dip for fried and steamed mantou, and Hong Kong-style cafes sweeten a milk tea with it.

Contains milk

Also called 炼奶

Used in 2 dishes

刨冰 bàobīng

芒果冰 mángguǒbīng

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她喜欢在咖啡里加一点炼乳。

Tā xǐhuan zài kāfēi lǐ jiā yìdiǎn liànrǔ.

She likes to add a little condensed milk to her coffee.

HSK 5

越南咖啡通常会加炼乳，喝起来又浓又甜。

Yuènán kāfēi tōngcháng huì jiā liànrǔ, hē qǐlai yòu nóng yòu tián.

Vietnamese coffee usually has condensed milk in it, so it tastes strong and sweet.

Tips

usage

炼 means 'to refine with heat': the milk is boiled down until thick, and sugar is usually added. Unsweetened evaporated milk, the kind used in Hong Kong milk tea, is 淡奶.