驴打滚 (lǘdǎgǔn) · lüdagun, rolling donkey

Measure Word

一块驴打滚 kuài

Meanings

1 lüdagun
2 rolling donkey
3 sticky rice roll in soybean flour
4 compound-interest loan that doubles when overdue

Made with

糯米粉 nuòmǐfěn 红豆 hóngdòu 黄豆 huángdòu 白糖 báitáng

About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 甜品 Dessert

A roll of steamed glutinous rice and sweet red bean paste, coated in roasted soybean flour and cut into pieces. Soft and sticky, eaten at room temperature; there is no donkey in it.

Usually contains soy

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

驴打滚是北京老字号小吃。

Lǘdǎgǔn shì Běijīng lǎozìhào xiǎochī.

Lüdagun is a traditional Beijing snack.

HSK 7-9

孩子们最爱吃豆沙馅的驴打滚。

Háizimen zuì ài chī dòushā xiàn de lǘdǎgǔn.

The kids love lüdagun with sweet red-bean filling best.

Tips

culture

Named because the final coating step - rolling the sticky cake in yellow soybean flour - looks like a donkey kicking up dust as it rolls on the ground. A staple of Beijing's old Muslim-quarter snack stalls.