lo mai gai

{{Short description|Cantonese leaf-wrapped dim sum}}

{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Lo mai gai

| image = 2016 0716 Lo Mai Gai.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Lotus leaf wrap

| alternate_name = Nuomiji

| country = Guangdong, China

| region = Cantonese-speaking areas

| creator =

| course = Dim sum

| served =

| main_ingredient = Glutinous rice filled with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, Chinese sausage, scallions and dried shrimp

| variations = Zongzi, Lotus leaf wrap

| calories =

| other =

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| t = {{linktext|糯米雞}}

| s = {{linktext|糯米鸡}}

| l = glutinous rice with chicken

| showflag = jp

| p = nuòmǐjī

| y = noh mái gāi

| j = no6 mai5 gai1

| altname = Jan jyu gai

| t2 = {{linktext|珍珠|雞}}

| s2 = {{linktext|珍珠|鸡}}

| l2 = pearl chicken

| showflag2 = jp

| p2 = zhēnzhūjī

| y2 = jān jyū gāi

| j2 = zan1 zyu1 gai1

}}

Lo mai gai{{efn|While proper Cantonese pronunciation specifies that "lo" should have an initial n- sound, free variation of n- and l- in many Cantonese speakers results in l- being the more commonly seen spelling for this word.}} ({{zh|t=糯米雞|cy=noh mái gāi|j=no6 mai5 gai1}}), literally "glutinous rice chicken", is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. [2005] (2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. {{ISBN|978-0-681-02584-4}}. p27. The portion size of lo mai gai is generally quite large, so there is a smaller variant created known as jan ju gai ({{zh|t=珍珠雞|cy=jān jyū gāi|l=pearl chicken|j=zan1 zyu1 gai1}}).