Nuomici

Nuomici
Chinese	糯米糍
Hanyu Pinyin	nuò mǐ cí
Cantonese Jyutping	no6 mai5 ci4
Literal meaning	glutinous rice "food made of rice"
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin nuò mǐ cí Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping no6 mai5 ci4

Nuomici is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. It can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops overseas. It is also referred to as glutinous rice dumpling.

The glutinous rice ball is dusted with dried coconut on the outside. The outer layer is made of a rice flour dough and the inside is typically filled with a sweet filling. The most common fillings are sugar with coconut and crumbled peanuts, red bean paste, and black sesame seed paste.

See also

• Daifuku
• Mochi