Eating in China
Malt syrup ingredient on a plain plate.

Malt syrup

米粞Mǐxī

Sweet syrup made with sprouted barley and millet.

Type
Sweeteners

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Sweet syrup made with sprouted barley and millet.

In the kitchen

Sweetens Rongxintang Taigu cakes.

A processed syrup, not raw grain.

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这道菜里有米粞吗?

Does this dish contain Malt syrup?

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