Lo mai chi

Lo mai chi (Chinese: 糯米糍), known in Mandarin as nuomici, is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. It can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops overseas. It is also referred to as glutinous rice dumpling. Today there are many different modern variations such as green tea flavor, mango flavor, etc.

Lo mai chi

Alternative names	Glutinous rice dumpling
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Foshan, Guangdong
Main ingredients	Glutinous rice, dried coconut, sugar
Media: Lo mai chi

Lo mai chi
Chinese name
Chinese	糯米糍
Jyutping	no⁶ mai⁵ ci⁴
Hanyu Pinyin	nuòmǐcí
Literal meaning	glutinous rice "food made of rice"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin nuòmǐcí Bopomofo ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄘˊ Wade–Giles No4-mi3-tz'u2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization noh máih chìh Jyutping no⁶ mai⁵ ci⁴ IPA [nɔ̀ː mɐ̬i tsʰȉː]
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	bánh bao chỉ

The glutinous rice ball can be dusted with dried coconut on the outside.^[1] The outer layer is made of a rice flour dough and the inside is typically filled with a sweet filling. The most common fillings are sugar with coconut and crumbled peanuts, red bean paste, and black sesame seed paste.^[2]

See also

• Daifuku
• Mochi
• Ela Ada