gạo cẩm

Gạo cẩm được nấu thành xôi trong một chiếc nồi đất.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Black glutinous rice: A type of glutinous rice with a dark purple or black color, often used in traditional Vietnamese cuisine and beverages.
   • Purple sticky rice: Refers specifically to the sticky, glutinous variety of rice with a distinctive deep purple hue.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gạo cẩm thường được dùng để nấu xôi. (Black glutinous rice is often used to make sticky rice.)
  • Rượu nếp cẩm được ủ từ gạo cẩm. (Purple sticky rice wine is fermented from black glutinous rice.)
  • Chè đậu đen với gạo cẩm rất ngon. (Black bean sweet soup with purple sticky rice is delicious.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Significance: is not just an ingredient but is deeply tied to Vietnamese culinary traditions, especially in festive dishes and traditional medicines.
  • Vào dịp Tết, nhiều gia đình miền Bắc nấu xôi gạo cẩm. (During Tet, many Northern families cook sticky rice with black glutinous rice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xôi gạo cẩm (n): Sticky rice dish made from black glutinous rice.
• Rượu nếp cẩm (n): Alcoholic beverage made by fermenting black glutinous rice.
• Gạo nếp than (n): Another term sometimes used for a similar dark glutinous rice, though is more specific.

Synonyms

• Black sticky rice: A direct descriptive synonym in English.
• Purple glutinous rice: Emphasizes the color and sticky texture.

Related Phrases

• Nếp cẩm: A common shortened or alternative form meaning the same as , where "nếp" means glutinous rice.
  • Bánh được làm từ nếp cẩm. (The cake is made from purple glutinous rice.)

Related Idioms

(This specific ingredient does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal and culinary.)