How to say “Clay pot rice” in Cantonese

bou1煲zai2仔faan6飯

bou1 zai2 faan6 · Clay pot rice

Rice cooked in a small clay pot with toppings such as sausage or chicken, finished with sweet soy. The crispy rice at the bottom is the prize.

The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.

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