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剁椒炒蛋

duòjiāo chǎo dàn
Also on menus as 剁椒炒鸡蛋
noun Hot

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 scrambled eggs with chopped chilies

About the dish

湘菜 Hunan · 热菜 Hot dish

Eggs scrambled with 剁椒, red chili chopped fine and salted in a jar, so the egg comes out flecked with red. Salty, slightly sour and hot. A Hunan home dish.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 7-9
Duòjiāo chǎo dàn shì yòng duòjiāo hé jīdàn yìqǐ chǎo de, yǒudiǎn là.
Scrambled eggs with chopped chilies is made by stir-frying chopped chilies and eggs together, and it's a little spicy.
HSK 7-9
Zài Húnán, duòjiāo chǎo dàn yòng de duòjiāo chángcháng shì zìjǐ jiā zuò de.
In Hunan, the chopped chilies in scrambled eggs with chopped chilies are often homemade.

Tips

usage
剁椒, "chopped chili", is fresh red chili chopped fine and salted in a jar. It is a Hunan staple, best known from 剁椒鱼头, a fish head steamed under a thick layer of it.

Stroke Order

剁 duò
椒 jiāo
炒 chǎo
蛋 dàn