花卷 (huājuǎn) · steamed twisted bread roll, huajuan

Measure Word

一个花卷 gè

Meanings

1 steamed twisted bread roll
2 huajuan

Made with

About the dish

A steamed bun of plain wheat dough rolled up with scallion oil or salt and twisted into a flower shape. Soft and lightly savoury, eaten in place of rice, often with congee or soup.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

花卷比馒头多了一层香味。

Huājuǎn bǐ mántou duō le yì céng xiāngwèi.

Huajuan have one extra layer of fragrance compared to plain mantou.

HSK 7-9

妈妈蒸了一盘葱油花卷。

Māma zhēng le yì pán cōngyóu huājuǎn.

Mom steamed a tray of scallion-oil flower rolls.

Tips

memory

花 = flower, 卷 = roll. A sheet of dough is brushed with scallion oil (or sesame oil, salt and pepper), rolled, sliced and twisted so each bun blooms into a flower shape when steamed. Same dough as 馒头, but layered and twisted.