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Definition
Clay pot; a cooking pot made of clay mixed with sand.
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How it's used
Clay pots are primarily used for slow cooking dishes like rice or stews because they retain heat exceptionally well. The term is also central to the famous Cantonese idiom 砂煲罌罉, which refers to all the pots and pans in a kitchen, often used when someone is moving house or packing up their entire life.
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Rice cooked in this clay pot is delicious.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a metal pot, which is simply called 煲. Using a metal pot when a recipe specifically calls for a 砂煲 will result in a different texture and flavor profile for the dish.
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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.
