Lo mai gai
Lotus leaf wrap
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| Alternative names | Nuomiji |
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| Course | Dim sum |
| Place of origin | Guangdong, China |
| Region or state | Cantonese-speaking areas |
| Main ingredients | Glutinous rice filled with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, Chinese sausage, scallions and dried shrimp |
| Variations | Zongzi, Lotus leaf wrap |
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| Cantonese Yale | nohmái gāi | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | nuòmǐ jī | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | glutinous rice with chicken | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cantonese Yale | jānjyū gāi | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | zhēnzhū jī | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | pearl chicken | ||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | nuòmǐ jī |
| IPA | [nwômìtɕí] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | nohmái gāi |
| IPA | [nɔ̀ːmɐ̌i̯kɐ́i̯] |
| Jyutping | no6mai5 gai1 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | zhēnzhū jī |
| IPA | [nwômìtɕí] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | jānjyū gāi |
| IPA | [tsɐ́ntsýːkɐ́i̯] |
| Jyutping | zan1zyu1 gai1 |
Lo mai gai (Chinese: 糯米雞; Cantonese Yale: noh mái gāi), is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha. The dish is also called by the literal English translations such as "steamed sticky rice with chicken in lotus leaf wrap." The portion size of lo mai gai is generally quite large, so there is a smaller variant created known as jan jyu gai (Chinese: 珍珠雞; Cantonese Yale: jān jyū gāi; literally: "pearl chicken").
Lo mai gai is mostly a southern Chinese food. It contains glutinous rice filled with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, Chinese sausage, scallions and sometimes dried shrimp or salted egg. The ball of rice is then wrapped in a dried lotus leaf and steamed. In North America, banana, or grape leaves may be used instead.
The takeaway style of lo mai gai (Usually served in a small bowl)
Machang (Zongzi or Ma-Chang 肉粽 - a variant of Lo mai gai shaped in a triangular pattern - Chinese food made from sticky rice with chicken or pork adobo inside seasoned with bean sauce. It has also some mushrooms)
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