冒菜

màocài

noun

Measure Word

一份冒菜 fèn

Meanings

1 mao cai (Sichuan-style hot pot bowl cooked for one)
2 a single serving of ingredients boiled in spicy broth

Characters

to emit; to boil up

vegetables; dish

Examples

我中午吃了一份冒菜。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le yí fèn màocài.

I had a bowl of mao cai for lunch.

这家店的冒菜很正宗。

Zhè jiā diàn de màocài hěn zhèngzōng.

This shop's mao cai is very authentic.

冒菜可以自己选菜。

Màocài kěyǐ zìjǐ xuǎn cài.

With mao cai you can pick your own ingredients.

Tips

culture

冒菜 is often called 'one-person hot pot'. It originated in Chengdu: the vendor boils (冒) your chosen ingredients in a spicy broth, then serves them in a bowl with ladled soup. Compare 串串香 (on skewers) and 麻辣烫 (similar dish, more common outside Sichuan).

Stroke Order

冒 mào

菜 cài