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孜然牛肉

zīrán niúròu
noun Mild

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cumin beef

About the dish

新疆菜 Xinjiang · 热菜 Hot dish

Thin slices of beef stir-fried with cumin, dried chili, Sichuan pepper and often onion, cilantro and sesame seeds. Dry, savoury and smoky, a little hot and numbing, tasting much like barbecued meat.

Usually contains sesame

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zīrán niúròu lǐ yǒu yángcōng hé làjiāo, zīrán de wèidao hěn zhòng.
Cumin beef has onion and chili in it, and a strong taste of cumin.
HSK 7-9
Xīnjiāng cāntīng de zīrán niúròu pèi náng chī, tèbié xiāng.
At Xinjiang restaurants, cumin beef eaten with naan is especially tasty.

Stroke Order

孜 zī
然 rán
牛 niú
肉 ròu