bột áo
Definition
- Noun:
- Coating powder: A fine, dry powder, typically made from flour, starch, or sugar, used to coat food items (especially pastries, cakes, or dough) before baking or frying to prevent sticking, add texture, or create a finished appearance.
- Dusting flour: Flour specifically used to dust a work surface, rolling pin, or dough to prevent adhesion during the shaping process.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trước khi nướng, rắc một lớp bột áo lên mặt bánh. (Before baking, sprinkle a layer of coating powder on the cake's surface.)
- Nhào bột mì cần có bột áo để bột không dính vào tay và mặt bàn. (Kneading dough requires dusting flour so the dough doesn't stick to your hands and the table.)
Advanced Usage
- "Áo bột": This is a less common variant with the same meaning, literally "powder coat," emphasizing the coating function.
- Chiếc bánh donut có một lớp áo bột mỏng bên ngoài. (The donut has a thin coating of powder on the outside.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bột mì (n): Wheat flour. This is the base ingredient often used as .
- Bột năng (n): Tapioca starch. Sometimes used as a for certain sticky doughs.
- Bột bánh (n): Cake flour or baking flour. A related term for flour used in baking.
Synonyms
- Bột phủ: Covering powder (less common, but understandable in context).
- Bột rắc: Sprinkling powder (descriptive of the action).
Related Phrases
- Phủ bột áo: To coat/dust with powder.
- Phủ bột áo lên những viên bột trước khi cán. (Dust the dough balls with flour before rolling them out.)
- Rắc bột áo: To sprinkle coating powder.
- Rắc bột áo lên khuôn bánh để chống dính. (Sprinkle flour into the cake pan to prevent sticking.)
Related Idioms
(Note: "Bột áo" is a specific culinary term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Its usage is largely literal.)