leaven; old dough; starter dough
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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leaven; old dough; starter dough used to ferment bread
Also known as 老面 or 面头 in some regions. Essential in traditional Chinese baking for making mantou and baozi.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
miàn面
féi肥
lái来
fā发
miàn面
zuò做
mán馒
tou头
。
Mom uses old dough to leaven flour and make steamed buns.
Zhè这
kuài块
miàn面
féi肥
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jiào酵
mǔ母
jūn菌
。
This piece of starter dough contains a lot of yeast bacteria.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
fāng方
bǎ把
miàn面
féi肥
jiào叫
zuò做
lǎo老
miàn面
。
In some places, starter dough is called laomian.
Zuò做
mán馒
tou头
shí时
jiā加
yī一
kuài块
miàn面
féi肥
，
miàn面
huì会
fā发
de得
gèng更
hǎo好
。
When making steamed buns, adding a piece of old dough makes the dough rise better.