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Typical photo

绿豆粥

綠豆粥

lǜdòuzhōu

Also on menus as 绿豆稀饭

noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一碗绿豆粥 wǎn

Meanings

1 mung bean congee
2 mung bean porridge

Made with

绿豆 lǜdòu 大米 dàmǐ

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Rice and mung beans simmered into a soft, thick porridge, plain or lightly sweetened with sugar. Eaten hot or cool, especially in summer.

Characters

congee, porridge

Examples

HSK 3

妈妈加了点冰糖，绿豆粥甜甜的。

Māma jiā le diǎn bīngtáng, lǜdòuzhōu tiántián de.

Mom added some rock sugar, so the mung bean congee is sweet.

HSK 7-9

夏天熬一锅绿豆粥放凉了喝，最解暑。

Xiàtiān áo yì guō lǜdòuzhōu fàng liáng le hē, zuì jiěshǔ.

In summer, simmering a pot of mung bean congee and drinking it cooled is the best way to beat the heat.

Tips

culture

A quintessential summer 'cooling food' (清热解暑) in Chinese home cooking. The mung beans are believed in TCM to dispel internal heat (去火) - hence the summer association. Variants add rice, lily bulbs (百合), or kelp; northern versions tend sweet, some southern versions are served savory.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

豆 dòu

粥 zhōu