mạch nha
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Definition
- 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.