黑芝麻湯圓

點心 甜品 湯
Pronunciation
English Name

sesame rice balls

Cantonese (Traditional)

黑芝麻湯圓

Simplified Chinese

黑芝麻汤圆

Mandarin (Pinyin)

hēi zhī ma tāng yuán

Yale Romanization

hāk jī màh tōng yún

Character Breakdown

黑芝麻 is “black sesame (黑 is black, and 芝麻 is sesame). 湯 is soup, and 圓 is ball (sometimes 丸 is used with the same pronunciation and meaning), so 黑芝麻湯圓 is black sesame soup ball.

sesame rice balls
About This Dish

Rice balls with a black sesame seed filling.

Variations
湯圓

rice balls
花生湯圓

peanut rice balls
豆沙湯圓

red bean rice balls
綠茶炸湯圓

green tea fried sesame ball
糖不甩

rice balls in syrup
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Quick Facts
Categories:
點心
甜品
湯
Yale:
hāk jī màh tōng yún
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