Chat attackcold cake / 凉糕 / (liánɡɡāo)
A: The summer weather is really hot, what would be good to eat?
夏天天气炎热,吃点什么好呢?
(xiàtiān tiānqì yánrè, chīdiǎn shenmehǎo ne?)
B: You can try cold cakes.
你可以试试凉糕。
(nǐ kěyǐ shìshì liánɡɡāo.)
A: What's a cold cake? I've never heard of it.
什么是凉糕呢?我从来没有听说过。
(shíme shì liánɡɡāo ne? wǒ cónɡlái méiyǒu tīnɡshuō ɡuò.)
B: A cold cake is a traditional Chinese snack that is sweet and soft. Eating it feels cool and tasty.
凉糕是中国传统小吃,口感香甜绵软,吃起来清凉可口。
(liánɡɡāo shì zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ xiǎochī, kǒuɡǎn xiānɡtián miánruǎn, chīqǐlái qīnɡliánɡ kěkǒu.)
A: What is it made from?
它是用什么做的呢?
(tāshì yònɡ shímezuòde ne?)
B: The ingredients for the cold cake are actually very simple. The main ingredients are rice, water and brown sugar. It is made by boiling rice milk. After it cools and congeals, brown sugar water is added.
凉糕的食材其实很简单,主料是大米、水和红糖。它由米浆熬制而成,冷却凝固后再配上红糖水。
(liánɡɡāo de shícái qíshí hěn jiǎndān, zhǔliào shì dàmǐ, shuǐ hé hónɡtánɡ.tā yóu mǐjiānɡ áozhì érchénɡ, lěnɡquè nínɡɡù hòu zài pèishànɡ hónɡtánɡ shuǐ.)
A: It must be very tasty. I can't wait to try it for myself.
听上去很美味,我等不及要去吃一份了。
(tīnɡshànɡqù hěn měiwèi, wǒ děnɡbùjí yàoqù chīyīfèn le.)
B: You can also add some ground peanuts, raisins and rose petals to the cold cake. This way the taste will be even richer.
你还可以在凉糕里加上一些花生碎,葡萄干和玫瑰花瓣。这样会更有滋味。
(nǐ hái kěyǐ zài liánɡɡāo lǐ jiāshànɡ yīxiē huāshēnɡsuì, pútáoɡàn hé méiɡuī huābàn.zhèyànɡ huì ɡènɡyǒu zīwèi.)
Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT