yeast starter; dough starter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
yeast starter dough; sourdough starter
dialectA fermented dough ball (老面, 面肥) kept from a previous batch to leaven new dough in traditional Chinese bread and bun making. Also called 引酵 (yǐnjiào). This term is more common in northern dialects.
Zhēng蒸
mán馒
tou头
qián前
děi得
yòng用
jiào酵
zi子
bǎ把
miàn面
huó和
hǎo好
。
You need to use a yeast starter to knead the dough before steaming the buns.
Zhè这
pén盆
jiào酵
zi子
shì是
zuó昨
tiān天
liú留
xià下
de的
。
This bowl of starter dough was saved from yesterday.
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Méi没
yǒu有
jiào酵
zi子
，
miàn面
jiù就
fā发
bù不
qǐ起
lái来
。
Without the starter, the dough won't rise.