What is lo mai gai?
Lo mai gai · Cantonese
Dim sum parcel of sticky rice steamed in a lotus leaf, filled with chicken, Chinese sausage and mushrooms.
What it tastes like
Savory, sticky rice perfumed by the earthy, tea-like lotus leaf, with rich pockets of meat.
Where you’ll see it
Dim sum menus and Cantonese bakeries, unwrapped at the table (don't eat the leaf).
Related words
- dim sum
- congee
- nasi lemak