Definition

1. Noun:
   • Malt: A sweet substance produced from germinated cereal grains, primarily barley, used in brewing beer, distilling spirits, and making certain traditional confections. It is created through a process of soaking, germinating, and drying the grains.
   • Malt candy: A traditional Vietnamese chewy candy or syrup made by converting the starch in glutinous rice or other grains into sugar using malt enzymes, resulting in a sweet, caramel-like product.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mạch nha là nguyên liệu quan trọng để sản xuất bia. (Malt is an important ingredient for producing beer.)
  • Bà tôi thường làm kẹo mạch nha từ nếp. (My grandmother often makes malt candy from glutinous rice.)
  • Hương vị của mạch nha rất ngọt và thơm. (The flavor of malt is very sweet and fragrant.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sự mạch nha hóa": The process of malting; converting grain into malt.
  • Sự mạch nha hóa ngũ cốc cần được kiểm soát nhiệt độ chặt chẽ. (The malting of cereals requires strict temperature control.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kẹo mạch nha (n): Malt candy; the specific confection made from malt.
  • Trẻ con rất thích ăn kẹo mạch nha. (Children love to eat malt candy.)

Synonyms

• Malt: The general term for germinated and dried cereal grains.
• Malt extract: A concentrated syrup derived from malt.

Related Terms

• Đường mạch nha: Maltose; the specific type of sugar predominant in malt.
• Men mạch nha: Malt enzymes; used to catalyze the conversion of starch to sugar.

noun

1. malt