Cantonese · rice
Lo Mai Gai (Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf)
糯米鸡 · Nuòmǐ Jī
Glutinous rice with chicken, mushroom, lap cheong sausage and sometimes salted egg, wrapped in lotus leaf and steamed.
Lo mai gai is a yum cha standard: glutinous rice mixed with diced chicken, dried mushroom, Chinese sausage (lap cheong), salted egg yolk and dried shrimp, wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed for hours. The lotus leaf imparts a subtle aroma to the rice. Eaten by unwrapping the leaf at the table.
Where to try
Yum cha houses across the Cantonese diaspora.
Dietary notes
Chicken, pork (sausage), shellfish, egg.
Cities to try Lo Mai Gai (Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf)
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