沙虫 (shāchóng) · peanut worm, sipunculid worm

Measure Word

一条沙虫 tiáo

Meanings

1 peanut worm
2 sipunculid worm

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A smooth marine worm about 15 cm long that burrows in sandy shores of the southern coast, from Fujian to Hainan. Cleaned of its innards it is crisp and tender; it is sold fresh or dried, and dried ones are fried or simmered for stock.

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我在北海第一次吃沙虫，味道很鲜。

Wǒ zài Běihǎi dìyī cì chī shāchóng, wèidao hěn xiān.

I tried peanut worms for the first time in Beihai, and they tasted very fresh.

HSK 7-9

退潮以后，渔民在泥滩里挖沙虫，晒干了用来煲汤。

Tuìcháo yǐhòu, yúmín zài nítān lǐ wā shāchóng, shàigān le yònglái bāotāng.

At low tide, fishermen dig peanut worms out of the mudflats and dry them for making soup.

Tips

usage

沙虫 is the name on menus in Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan for one peanut worm, Sipunculus nudus; 星虫 is the zoologist's word for peanut worms as a group. 泥丁, also called 土笋, is a different species, the worm that southern Fujian sets into the jelly 土笋冻.