餄 (jiá) - A type of traditional Chinese food, specifically referring
餄 · jiá
A type of traditional Chinese food, specifically referring to a kind of dumpling or filled pasta, often associated with Hele noodles (饸饹).
A type of traditional Chinese food, specifically referring
Usage highlights
Hele noodlessteamed dumplingsboiled pastatraditional snackwheat foodnorthern cuisine
Usage & contexts
Examples
- We ate delicious Hele noodles (饸饹面) for lunch.
- This restaurant specializes in traditional dumplings (餄餎).
- The food stall sells various types of filled pasta (餄餎品种).
Collocations
- Hele noodles(饸饹面)
- steamed dumplings(蒸餄餎)
- boiled pasta(煮餄餎)
- traditional snack(传统餄餎)
- wheat food(面食餄餎)
- northern cuisine(北方餄餎)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily associated with traditional northern Chinese cuisine, particularly Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.
- Represents a type of hand-made noodle or dumpling that has been part of Chinese culinary tradition for centuries.
- Often served during festivals and special occasions in northern Chinese communities.