沙拉酱 (shālājiàng) · salad dressing, mayonnaise (loose usage)

Measure Word

一瓶沙拉酱 píng

Meanings

1 salad dressing
2 mayonnaise (loose usage)

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A thick, pale, mayonnaise-like sauce of vegetable oil, egg yolk, vinegar and a little sugar; brands also sell a distinctly sweet version. It dresses potato and vegetable salads and goes into sandwiches.

Contains egg

Also called 色拉酱

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她在水果上挤了一点沙拉酱。

Tā zài shuǐguǒ shàng jǐ le yìdiǎn shālājiàng.

She squeezed a little salad dressing onto the fruit.

HSK 7-9

做三明治少不了沙拉酱。

Zuò sānmíngzhì shǎobuliǎo shālājiàng.

You can't make a sandwich without mayo.

Tips

usage

沙拉 transliterates 'salad'. In mainland Chinese supermarkets, 沙拉酱 most often refers to a sweet, mayo-like dressing (think Kewpie style) rather than vinaigrette. For pure mayo, 蛋黄酱 is more precise.