菠萝油 (bōluóyóu) · pineapple bun with butter

Measure Word

一个菠萝油 gè

Meanings

1 pineapple bun with butter

Made with

黄油 huángyóu 面粉 miànfěn 白糖 báitáng 鸡蛋 jīdàn

About the dish

港澳 Hong Kong and Macau · 小吃 Snack

A soft, sweet bun with a crackly sugar crust, split while warm and filled with a thick slice of cold butter. 菠萝 (pineapple) names the crust's pattern; there is no pineapple. A Hong Kong café item.

Usually contains egg, milk and wheat

Characters

trailing plant (in 菠萝)

油

yóu

oil, here: butter

Examples

HSK 7-9

茶餐厅的招牌就是菠萝油配奶茶。

Chácāntīng de zhāopai jiùshì bōluóyóu pèi nǎichá.

The signature order at a cha chaan teng is pineapple bun with milk tea.

HSK 7-9

刚出炉的菠萝油最好吃。

Gāng chūlú de bōluóyóu zuì hǎochī.

A pineapple bun fresh out of the oven tastes the best.

Tips

culture

Hong Kong tea-restaurant classic. The bun itself (菠萝包) has a sugary crackled top that looks like pineapple skin but contains no pineapple; 菠萝油 is the same bun split hot and stuffed with a thick slab of cold butter.