Oh, that's my favorite greasy rice cake.

[sitifan]

[FONT=&quot]Keelung Temple Space (Miaokou) Snacks[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Robert：My goodness. This place is packed！[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Taike：Well of course! This is the world-renowned Keelung Miaokou night market![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kitty：Alas, these stands are filthy and stinky; you[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]probably won't like the food here.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Robert：Not really-actually, the foods here look very...er, interesting! Hey, what's that round stuff[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Taike：Oh, that's my favorite greasy rice cake. Right next to it is baked sandwich, and then tempura, oyster omelet, spearfish stew, shrimp and meat stew, shaved ice; and of course the one and only pot side scrapings soup![/FONT]
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Is the sentence in red acceptable to native speakers?[/FONT]

 

[GoesStation]

I'd say oily rice cake. We use "greasy" to describe disgusting foods.

 

[sitifan]

I'd say oily rice cake. We use "greasy" to describe disgusting foods.

greasy (adj): containing an unusual amount of grease <greasy food>
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greasy

 

[emsr2d2]

Regardless of the simplicity of the dictionary definition, in actual usage I can assure you that describing any food as "greasy" is not complimentary.