{"id":8125,"date":"2018-03-09T11:38:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T03:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=8125"},"modified":"2018-04-02T12:53:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T04:53:28","slug":"chinese-snacks-101-a-big-pile-of-steamed-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/chinese-snacks-101-a-big-pile-of-steamed-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Snacks 101: A Big Pile of Steamed Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will only take [est_time] to read this post!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s fair to say that we LOVE Chinese breakfast food. Maybe it\u2019s the delicious flavours or maybe it\u2019s because it\u2019s OK to eat noodles as your first meal of the day. It\u2019s probably the fact that compared with western choices, (what? toast, cereal or a fry-up?) there are <\/span><b>tons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of options, that you can buy from a street vendor, fast food restaurant or have it \u2018waimai\u2019-ed to your office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We enjoy our breakfast in our latest video:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_50610\"  width=\"900\" height=\"506\"  data-origwidth=\"900\" data-origheight=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jqh_VJk6nGc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share your Chinese breakfast pics with us on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/writtenchinese\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tag @WrittenChinese!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BREAKFAST: MY FAVOURITE MEAL OF THE DAY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?resize=783%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?resize=510%2C215&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?resize=100%2C42&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/favourite-chinese-breakfast-foods-\u53c9\u70e7\u5305-steamed-buns.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although cow\u2019s milk is only just becoming \u2018popular\u2019 in China, fresh warm soya milk <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dounai\/81229\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8c46\u5976<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00f2u<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n\u01cei)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0is a common breakfast beverage. Eggs, usually boiled in a brine or tea are super cheap and can be bought from a street stand and even 7\/11. My particular favourite breakfast food is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/baozi\/5826\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5305\u5b50<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u0101o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zi)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These are steamed balls of dough with a filling, such as cabbage and corn, beef or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chashao\/14437\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u53c9\u70e7<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ch\u0101 sh\u0101o) pork! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIM SUMMING IT UP<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum-1024x683.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dim-sum.jpg?w=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimsum <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dianxin\/98511\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70b9\u5fc3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (di\u01cen xin) is a Cantonese cuisine of bite-sized food usually steamed and drank with tea. For this reason, Dimsum is also known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/hecha\/4624\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u559d\u8336<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u0113<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ch\u00e1)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning to \u2018drink tea\u2019 and is most frequently enjoyed between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>WHAT IS\u00a0SH\u0100O\u00a0M\u00c0I?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In China, Dimsum is also consumed for breakfast. Enter, the steamed dumpling. Steamed dumpling is a really general term, and so it&#8217;s probably easier to look at the Chinese name: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaomai\/56414\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u5356<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i) or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaomai\/56424\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u9ea6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shao-mai.jpg?resize=550%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shao-mai.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shao-mai.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shao-mai.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shao-mai.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shao\/10140\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0usually means \u2018to cook\u2019 or \u2018roast\u2019. You might have come across this character in the bigram for barbeque <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaokao\/15381\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u70e4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">k\u01ceo). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mai\/8240\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5356<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (m\u00e0i) seems like a strange character to use for a food, as it usually means \u2018to sell\u2019. There\u2019s an interesting story behind the use of this character, which goes something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People originally made and sold steamed buns \u5305\u5b50 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u0101o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zi)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but began making the steamed dumplings and selling them alongside the \u5305\u5b50. Customers asked what the name of the dumpling was, and the seller told them that it was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8D%8E%E5%B8%A6%E7%9D%80%E5%8D%96%E7%9A%84&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u634e\u5e26\u7740\u5356\u7684<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00e0i <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zhe <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i de), which means \u2018to be sold incidentally\u2019. The name was shortened to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8D%8E%E5%8D%96&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u634e\u5356<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i) and eventually, because of the similar sounds became <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaomai\/56414\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u5356<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another origin story suggests that the original name was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%A8%8D%E9%BA%A6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7a0d\u9ea6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shao\/11360\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7a0d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means \u2018a little\u2019, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mai\/10352\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u9ea6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is \u2018wheat\u2019 as the food was a wheat \u2018skin\u2019 with a meat filling.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BREAKFAST FOOD VOCAB CHEAT SHEET<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food-1024x575.jpg?resize=900%2C505&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?resize=510%2C286&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chinese-breakfast-food.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few words you might want to remember that go along with this video. Don\u2019t forget, you can click the \u201c+\u201d symbol while logged-in to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web dictionary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to add these words to your flashcards. They\u2019ll sync with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/30-ways-the-written-chinese-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written Chinese Dictionary app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you can study them on the go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zaocan\/8163\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u65e9\u9910<\/span><\/a> (z\u01ceo c\u0101n) breakfast<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dounai\/81229\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u8c46\u5976<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00f2u<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n\u01cei) soya milk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/baozi\/5826\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5305\u5b50<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u0101o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zi)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> steamed bun<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaomai\/56414\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u5356<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i) steamed dumpling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shaomai\/56424\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u70e7\u9ea6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sh\u0101o<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m\u00e0i) steamed dumpling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B0%B4%E7%85%AE%E8%9B%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6c34\u716e\u86cb<\/a> (shu\u01d0 zh\u01d4 d\u00e0n) boiled egg<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us know what your favourite Chinese breakfast is! Have you\u00a0tried steamed dumplings before? Tell us what you think in the comment section below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china-live-in-china-learn-chinese\/id951551922?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to the Two White Chicks in China podcast<\/a> to listen to us discuss all aspects of life in China. 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