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Apricot kernel in bowl
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Shisma
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Dried apricot kernels, Malatya 01
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Zeynel Cebeci
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南北杏

nánběixìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 southern and northern apricot kernels (a Cantonese soup ingredient pair)

About the ingredient

坚果 Nuts and seeds

Sweet southern apricot kernels mixed with a small share of bitter northern ones, as Hong Kong herb shops sell them. Cantonese cooks add a small handful to slow-cooked soups; bitter kernels are toxic in quantity.

Contains tree nuts

Examples

HSK 7-9
煲汤时常加一把南北杏。
Bāotāng shícháng jiā yìbǎ nánběixìng.
A handful of apricot kernels is often added when simmering soup.
HSK 7-9
南北杏有润肺的作用。
Nánběixìng yǒu rùn fèi de zuòyòng.
Apricot kernels have a lung-moistening effect.

Tips

culture
Southern (sweet) and northern (bitter) apricot kernels used together in Cantonese slow-simmered soups (煲汤) and pear desserts. Traditional Chinese medicine considers the pairing good for coughs and the lungs.

Stroke Order

南 nán
北 běi
杏 xìng