孜然羊肉, photo 1 of 2
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孜然羊肉
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윤성은01
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Corder amb Comí
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Francesc Fort
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

孜然羊肉

zīrán yángròu
noun Spice varies

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cumin lamb

About the dish

新疆菜 Xinjiang · 热菜 Hot dish

Slices of lamb stir-fried dry over high heat with lots of cumin, chili flakes and cilantro, often with onion. Smoky and fragrant like barbecued lamb. Usually mildly hot, but some kitchens make it hot.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zīrán yángròu shì yòng yángròu, zīrán hé gān làjiāo chǎo de.
Cumin lamb is made by stir-frying lamb with cumin and dried chilies.
HSK 7-9
Zhè pán zīrán yángròu yí shàngzhuō, mǎn wūzi dōu shì shāokǎo de xiāngwèi.
The moment this cumin lamb reached the table, the whole room smelled of barbecue.

Stroke Order

孜 zī
然 rán
羊 yáng
肉 ròu