沙茶酱

沙茶醬

shāchájiàng

noun

Measure Word

一瓶沙茶酱 píng

Meanings

1 sha cha sauce
2 Chinese satay sauce (savory peanut and dried seafood paste)

Characters

sand (phonetic from sa/satay)

tea (phonetic from te)

Examples

火锅蘸料我只要沙茶酱。

Huǒguō zhànliào wǒ zhǐ yào shāchájiàng.

For hotpot dipping sauce, I just want sha cha sauce.

台湾人炒牛肉喜欢加沙茶酱。

Táiwān rén chǎo niúròu xǐhuān jiā shāchájiàng.

Taiwanese people like to add sha cha sauce when stir-frying beef.

Tips

culture

A Chaoshan and Fujian specialty adapted from Southeast Asian satay. Made with dried fish, shrimp, garlic, chili, and peanut. Hallmark dip for Chaoshan 牛肉火锅 and Taiwanese 沙茶牛肉.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

茶 chá

酱 jiàng