菠萝饭 (bōluófàn) · pineapple rice

Measure Word

一份菠萝饭 fèn

Meanings

1 pineapple rice

Made with

About the dish

云贵菜 Yunnan and Guizhou · 主食 Staple

Rice served in a hollowed-out half pineapple. Yunnan restaurants steam sweet sticky rice in it, often with purple rice; others serve fried rice with pineapple, shrimp and cashews.

Characters

菠

bō

pineapple (with the next character)

萝

luó

pineapple (with the previous character)

饭

fàn

cooked rice

Examples

HSK 6

服务员端上来的菠萝饭还冒着热气，满桌都是菠萝的香味。

Fúwùyuán duān shànglai de bōluófàn hái mào zhe rèqì, mǎn zhuō dōu shì bōluó de xiāngwèi.

The pineapple rice the waiter brought out was still steaming, and the whole table smelled of pineapple.

HSK 7-9

菠萝饭是装在菠萝壳里的，看起来很漂亮。

Bōluófàn shì zhuāng zài bōluó ké lǐ de, kànqǐlai hěn piàoliang.

Pineapple rice is served in the pineapple shell and looks very pretty.

Tips

culture

There are two common kinds: the Dai version from Yunnan, sweet sticky rice steamed inside the pineapple, and the Thai-style version, fried rice with pineapple, shrimp and cashews.