油炸蚂蚱

油炸螞蚱

yóuzhámàzhà

noun

Measure Word

一盘油炸蚂蚱 pán

Meanings

1 deep-fried grasshoppers (a snack)

Characters

Examples

山东人爱吃油炸蚂蚱。

Shāndōng rén ài chī yóuzhámàzhà.

People in Shandong love deep-fried grasshoppers.

油炸蚂蚱配啤酒很下酒。

Yóuzhámàzhà pèi píjiǔ hěn xiàjiǔ.

Deep-fried grasshoppers go very well with beer.

Tips

culture

A regional street-food classic, especially in Shandong and Yunnan. Grasshoppers are rinsed, salted, then flash-fried until crispy — eaten whole as a beer snack.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

炸 zhà

蚂 mà

蚱 zhà