sou1 pei4酥皮
Jyutpingsou1 pei4
Yalesōu pèih
Definition
Puff pastry; pastry made by repeatedly folding and rolling dough layered with fat.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the flaky, layered pastry created by folding fat into dough. It is most commonly encountered in Hong Kong style bakeries as the shell for egg tarts or as a topping for soups in local cafes.
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faai3塊faiExamples
This bakery's puff pastry egg tarts are very famous.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 牛油皮, which is the crumbly, cookie-like crust often found on traditional egg tarts. 酥皮 is distinctly layered and flaky, whereas 牛油皮 is dense and buttery.
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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.
