話梅

新菜小食

Pronunciation

English Name

preserved sour plum

Cantonese (Traditional)

話梅

Simplified Chinese

话梅

Mandarin (Pinyin)

huà méi

Yale Romanization

wah mùih

Character Breakdown

話 is colloquial and 梅 is plum, so 話梅 is colloquial plum.

About This Dish

Salted dried plums are a popular snack in China, Korea, and Japan, and brought by Chinese immigrants to the Polynesia and Philippines (where it is known as ciamoy), and by Filipino immigrants to Mexico (where it is known as saladitos.

Variations

蘋果

apple

火龍果

dragonfruit

榴蓮

durian

奇異果

kiwi

橙

orange

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Categories:: 新菜

小食
Yale:: wah mùih

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