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peanut pancake (colloquially known as min jiang kueh)

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释义

名词

一种煎制的面食甜点，内馅以花生为主。

DEFINITION

Noun

A folded pancake snack with peanuts as the usual filling.

由来
  • 源自福建话。
  • 有说法认为面煎粿源自福建，而后在新加坡、台湾、马来西亚、印度尼西亚等地流行起来。
  • 面煎粿的外皮由煎熟的面浆制成，而内馅则以花生碎为主。除 了传统的花生碎内馅，现代的面煎粿还有许多不同的口味，包括椰丝、红豆沙、芝士、炼乳、香蕉等。
  • 制作面煎粿得先将面浆倒在一面圆形平面锅煎熟，再加入馅料，最后在出锅前将面皮折叠为半圆形裹住馅料。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The term originated from Hokkien.
  • It is believed that peanut pancakes originated from Fujian province in China, and later became popular in places such as Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
  • The pancake is made using a wheat-flour batter. In addition to the traditional peanut filling, other options that have been introduced include grated coconut, red bean paste, cheese, condensed milk, and banana slices.
  • To make a peanut pancake, the batter is poured into a round flat pan and pan-fried. The filling is then added, and the pancake is folded into a semicircle before being removed from the pan.

 

 
例句
后来，他决定到姐姐位于淡滨尼一家咖啡店的摊位学做手工面煎粿，之后就自立门户。（《联合早报》，25/11/2020)
SAMPLE SENTENCE

Later, he decided to learn how to make peanut pancakes at his sister’s stall in a coffee shop in Tampines, and subsequently started his own business. (Lianhe Zaobao, 25/11/2020)

参考资料
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