bou1 zai2 faan6煲仔飯煲仔饭
Jyutpingbou1 zai2 faan6
Yalebōu jái faahn
Definition
Clay pot rice; a dish of rice and ingredients cooked slowly in a small clay or metal pot.
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How it's used
The defining feature of this dish is the crispy, golden layer of scorched rice at the bottom of the pot, known as 飯焦. It is traditionally cooked over charcoal stoves in older restaurants, which gives it a distinct smoky aroma that is highly prized. While the name implies a clay pot, modern restaurants often use metal pots for efficiency, but the term remains the same.
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The weather is cold, it is perfect to go eat a piping hot clay pot rice.
Do you prefer eating sausage clay pot rice or steamed chicken clay pot rice?
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Common phrases
Chinese sausage clay pot rice
steamed chicken clay pot rice
to eat clay pot rice
Common mistake
Do not confuse the literal meaning of 仔 as a small child with its use here, where it acts as a diminutive suffix for the cooking vessel. Also, remember that the crispy bottom layer is a highlight, so do not scrape it off unless you dislike the texture.
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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.
