棺材板 (guāncaibǎn) · coffin bread

Measure Word

一份棺材板 fèn

Meanings

1 coffin bread
2 coffin board; coffin

Made with

面包 miànbāo 鸡 jī 虾仁 xiārén 墨鱼 mòyú 牛奶 niúnǎi 豌豆 wāndòu

About the dish

A thick slice of bread deep-fried, hollowed out and filled with a creamy stew of chicken, seafood and vegetables, then closed with a bread lid. A Tainan snack named for its box-like look.

Usually contains shellfish, milk and wheat

Characters

timber (with the previous character, coffin)

板

bǎn

board

Examples

HSK 5

去台南玩，别忘了尝一下刚炸好的棺材板。

Qù Táinán wán, bié wàng le cháng yíxià gāng zháhǎo de guāncaibǎn.

When you visit Tainan, don't forget to try some coffin bread fresh from the fryer.

HSK 6

棺材板是把厚面包挖空，再装上浓汤做成的。

Guāncaibǎn shì bǎ hòu miànbāo wākōng, zài zhuāngshàng nóngtāng zuòchéng de.

Coffin bread is made by hollowing out thick bread and filling it with a thick stew.

Tips

usage

The snack is named for its look, a box with a lid. The literal sense turns up in the online phrase 棺材板压不住了 "the coffin lid won't stay down", said when something would make a dead person turn in their grave.