Lo mai gai
China · East Asia
- Short description
- This parcel steams sticky rice with savory fillings inside a fragrant leaf wrapper.
- Ingredients
- Glutinous rice packed with chicken, mushrooms, cured sausage or pork, soy sauce, aromatics, and lotus leaf.
- Cultural note
- Associated with tea-house service and takeaway counters, the wrapping keeps the rice moist and aromatic.
- Common misconception
- The leaf is mainly a wrapper and aroma source; it is not usually eaten.
image credit
- creator:
- Takeaway
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- modified:
- Cropped and resized for Gochizu; no substantive content edits.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.