豌豆黄 (wāndòuhuáng) · pea-flour cake, pea cake

Measure Word

一块豌豆黄 kuài

Meanings

1 pea-flour cake
2 pea cake

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About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 甜品 Dessert

A pale yellow cake of mashed split peas and sugar, set firm, cut into neat squares and served chilled. Smooth and mildly sweet, tasting of peas. A Beijing snack.

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Examples

HSK 7-9

豌豆黄是老北京的传统小吃。

Wāndòuhuáng shì lǎo Běijīng de chuántǒng xiǎochī.

Pea-flour cake is a traditional old-Beijing snack.

HSK 7-9

他点了一块豌豆黄配茉莉花茶。

Tā diǎn le yí kuài wāndòuhuáng pèi mòlìhuā chá.

He ordered a piece of pea-flour cake to go with jasmine tea.

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culture

A pale yellow, chilled set dessert made from split yellow peas, sugar and a little agar. Elevated from street food to imperial snack during the Qing dynasty; still iconic in Beijing teahouses.