bánh nếp
Definition
- Noun:
- Glutinous rice cake: A traditional Vietnamese cake made primarily from glutinous rice flour. It typically has a soft, chewy texture and is often filled with ingredients such as mung bean paste and may include small amounts of lard for flavor.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi thường làm bánh nếp vào dịp Tết. (My grandmother often makes glutinous rice cakes for Tet.)
- Bánh nếp này có nhân đậu xanh rất ngon. (This glutinous rice cake has a very delicious mung bean filling.)
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: "Bánh nếp" is a category that includes many specific varieties, which are often named after their shape, filling, or cooking method (e.g., bánh ít, bánh ú). The term itself emphasizes the primary ingredient—glutinous rice.
Variants and Related Words
- Bánh (n): A general term for cakes, pastries, or breads.
- Nếp (n): Glutinous rice or sticky rice.
- Bánh ít: A specific type of small, round or pyramid-shaped glutinous rice cake, often filled with mung bean and wrapped in banana leaves.
- Bánh ú: A specific type of glutinous rice cake, often triangular and filled, wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Synonyms
- Sticky rice cake: A direct descriptive synonym in English.
- Glutinous rice pastry: An alternative term emphasizing it is a baked or steamed pastry.
Related Phrases
- Làm bánh nếp: To make glutinous rice cakes.
- Cả nhà cùng nhau làm bánh nếp. (The whole family makes glutinous rice cakes together.)
- Hấp bánh nếp: To steam glutinous rice cakes.
- Bánh nếp thường được hấp chín. (Glutinous rice cakes are usually steamed.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact phrase "bánh nếp." Idioms would typically use the broader word "bánh.")
noun
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Glutinous rice cake (filled with green bean and lard)
