欧芹 (ōuqín) · parsley

Meanings

1 parsley

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A bright green herb with a fresh smell, sold curly-leaved or flat-leaved. Western dishes use it chopped over soups and meat or as a garnish. It looks a little like 香菜 but is a different herb.

Also called 荷兰芹、洋香菜

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

欧芹长得像香菜，味道却不一样。

Ōuqín zhǎng de xiàng xiāngcài, wèidao què bù yíyàng.

Parsley looks like cilantro, but it tastes different.

HSK 7-9

意大利面上撒了一些欧芹。

Yìdàlìmiàn shàng sǎ le yìxiē ōuqín.

Some parsley was sprinkled on the spaghetti.

Tips

usage

欧芹 'European celery' is the standard name, and 洋香菜 is another. It looks like 香菜 (cilantro) but is a different herb, so don't swap the two in a recipe.