bo1 lo4 jau4菠蘿油菠萝油
Jyutpingbo1 lo4 jau4
Yalebō lòh yàuh
Definition
Pineapple bun with a slice of cold butter inside.
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How it's used
The butter slice is typically inserted while the bun is still warm from the oven, creating a contrast between the hot, crispy crust and the melting, cold butter. It is a quintessential item in local tea restaurants and is rarely eaten as a main meal, but rather as a snack or part of afternoon tea. Despite the name, there is never any actual pineapple inside the bread.
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I would like to order a pineapple bun with butter and a hot milk tea.
The pineapple bun with butter at this tea restaurant is very famous.
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Common phrases
piping hot pineapple bun with butter
pineapple bun with butter served with milk tea
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard 菠蘿包, which is just the sweet bun without the butter filling. Ordering a 菠蘿油 specifically ensures you get that extra slab of butter.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
