沙茶酱 (shāchájiàng) · sha cha sauce

Measure Word

一瓶沙茶酱 píng

Meanings

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

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A dark, oily, grainy paste of dried flatfish, dried shrimp, garlic, shallot and spices, savoury and only mildly hot. Besides hotpot dips and stir-fried beef it seasons noodle soups; many brands add peanuts or sesame.

Contains fish and shellfish

Used in 2 dishes

沙茶面 shāchámiàn

炒粿条 chǎoguǒtiáo

Characters

沙

shā

sand (phonetic from sa/satay)

茶

chá

tea (phonetic from te)

酱

jiàng

sauce; paste

Examples

HSK 7-9

火锅蘸料我只要沙茶酱。

Huǒguō zhàn liào wǒ zhǐyào shāchájiàng.

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

HSK 7-9

台湾人炒牛肉喜欢加沙茶酱。

Táiwān rén chǎo niúròu xǐhuan 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.