Pronunciation
English Name

sticky rice cake w/ black sesame paste

Cantonese (Traditional)

黑芝麻餅

Simplified Chinese

黑芝麻饼

Mandarin (Pinyin)

hēi zhī ma bǐng


Yale Romanization

hāk jī màh béng

Character Breakdown

黑 is black, and 芝麻 is sesame seed, and together 黑芝麻 is black sesame seed paste. 餅 is cookie or (usually round) cake, so 黑芝麻餅 is black sesame seed paste cake.

sticky rice cake w/ black sesame paste
About This Dish

Glutinous rice with a black sesame paste filling, pan-fried.

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Yale:
hāk jī màh béng