gei6 lim1忌廉
Jyutpinggei6 lim1
Yalegeih līm
Definition
Cream, a rich dairy product made from the fat layer of milk; also used as a shorthand for cream soda.
- cream, a rich white dairy product made from milk fat
- cream soda, a vanilla-flavored carbonated soft drink
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How it's used
Borrowed directly from the English word cream, this term is standard in culinary contexts across Hong Kong. It is frequently used in bakery settings to describe toppings or fillings and is the standard name for the popular local soft drink known as 忌廉梳打. While it refers to dairy cream, it is also commonly applied to any thick, creamy-textured sauce or soup, such as mushroom cream soup.
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gau6嚿gauhExamples
The cream on this cake is very smooth.
Do you like eating cream soup?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Cantonese word 奶油, which is often used in other Chinese-speaking regions to mean butter or margarine. In Hong Kong, 忌廉 is the specific term for dairy cream, whereas 牛油 is used for butter.
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