Lo mai gai / 糯米雞


Lotus leaf wrap
Traditional Chinese 糯米雞
Simplified Chinese 糯米鸡
Literal meaning glutinous rice with chicken
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No mai gai, pronounced in Cantonese speaking regions or Nuo mi ji pronounced in Mandarin speaking regions, is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha hours.[1] The dish is also called steamed glutinous rice with chicken in lotus leaf wrap.[1]

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1 Description
2 Variant
3 Gallery
4 See also
5 References
[edit] Description

No mai gai is mostly a southern Chinese food. It contains glutinous rice filled with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, Chinese sausage, scallions and sometimes dried shrimp.[1] The ball of rice is then wrapped in a dried lotus leaf and steamed.[1] In North America, banana, lily, or grape leaves may be used instead.

In Malaysia and Singapore, there are two variants of No mai gai. The first is the original Cantonese version and the other a takeaway style served at coffee shops and speciality local dim sum shops. The takeaway style has glutinous rice served with chicken and are usually made by companies such as Kong Guan.

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Sometimes No mai gai is divided into smaller wraps, which are known as chun zhu gai (珍珠雞) literally meaning "pearly chicken" in Chinese.

Due to the flexibility of the lotus leaf, No mai gai is typically wrapped to form a rectangular parcel. Zongzi is wrapped using bamboo leaves into a triangular based pyramid (tetrahedron).

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The takeaway style of no mai gai (Usually served in a small bowl)

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Zongzi
Bánh tẻ
Bánh tét
Bánh chưng
Lotus leaf wrap
Tamale
Pamonha
Pasteles
Hallaca
Corunda
[edit] References

^ a b c d Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. [2005] (2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. ISBN 978-0681025844. p27.

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