"tamales" in Chinese (Traditional)
玉米糉墨西哥玉米餅
Definition
玉米糉是一種傳統的拉丁美洲食物,用玉米麵糰包裹肉、起司或蔬菜餡料,外層用玉米葉包好後蒸或煮熟。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常用複數'tamales',在拉丁美洲,特別是墨西哥和中美洲,節日或家庭聚會時常喫。外面包的玉米葉不能喫,只是用來包裹。英文裡常用複數形式。
Examples
We ate tamales for dinner last night.
我們昨晚晚餐喫了**玉米糉**。
My grandmother makes the best tamales.
我奶奶做的**玉米糉**最好喫。
We learned to make tamales in cooking class.
我們在烹飪課上學會了做**玉米糉**。
Everyone lines up early at the market to buy fresh tamales.
大家一早就在市場排隊買新鮮的**玉米糉**。
If you visit Mexico during Christmas, you have to try the homemade tamales.
如果你聖誕節去墨西哥,一定要嘗嘗自製的**玉米糉**。
Be careful, the tamales are hot right out of the pot!
小心,剛出鍋的**玉米糉**很燙!