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Definition
Grass jelly; a black, jelly-like dessert made from Chinese mesona, typically served cold with syrup, fruit, or condensed milk.
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How it's used
Often served as a cooling dessert during hot weather, it is frequently paired with other toppings like red beans or coconut milk. While it looks like jelly, the texture is firmer and less bouncy than gelatin based desserts. It is a staple in traditional dessert shops and is considered a classic local comfort food.
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wun2碗wúnExamples
Eating a bowl of grass jelly in the summer is so refreshing.
Do you prefer eating grass jelly or tofu pudding?
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Common phrases
grass jelly dessert soup
grass jelly with coconut milk
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 龜苓膏, which is a medicinal herbal jelly that is much darker, bitter, and typically served with honey to mask the taste.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
