客家小炒 (Kèjiā xiǎochǎo) · Hakka stir-fry

Measure Word

一盘客家小炒 pán

Meanings

1 Hakka stir-fry

Made with

五花肉 wǔhuāròu 鱿鱼 yóuyú 豆腐干 dòufugān 芹菜 qíncài 葱 cōng 辣椒 làjiāo

About the dish

Strips of salted pork belly and dried squid stir-fried with celery, scallion and often pressed tofu and red chili. Salty, chewy and a little hot, made to go with rice. A Hakka dish.

Usually contains shellfish and soy

Characters

客

kè

guest (with the next character, Hakka)

家

jiā

family (with the previous character, Hakka)

Examples

HSK 4

这道客家小炒很下饭，我吃了两碗米饭。

Zhè dào Kèjiā xiǎochǎo hěn xiàfàn, wǒ chī le liǎng wǎn mǐfàn.

This Hakka stir-fry goes so well with rice that I ate two bowls.

HSK 6

客家小炒的主角是干鱿鱼和五花肉。

Kèjiā xiǎochǎo de zhǔjué shì gān yóuyú hé wǔhuāròu.

The stars of Hakka stir-fry are dried squid and pork belly.

Tips

usage

客家 are the Hakka, a Han Chinese people living mainly in the hills of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Taiwan. 小炒 is a quick stir-fry made to order in a small wok.