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海皇羹

hǎihuánggēng
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一碗海皇羹 wǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 seafood soup

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 汤 Soup

A thick, starch-thickened soup of mixed seafood such as shrimp, scallop and crab meat, swirled with egg white. Mild and silky. 海皇 is Cantonese menu language for seafood.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

Examples

HSK 5
广东人请客，常会点一道海皇羹。
Guǎngdōng rén qǐngkè, cháng huì diǎn yí dào hǎihuánggēng.
When Cantonese people treat guests to a meal, they often order a seafood soup.
HSK 7-9
海皇羹里有虾仁、扇贝和蟹肉，汤很稠。
Hǎihuánggēng lǐ yǒu xiārén, shànbèi hé xièròu, tāng hěn chóu.
Cantonese seafood soup has shrimp, scallops and crab meat in it, and it's thick.

Tips

usage
海皇 'sea emperor' is Cantonese menu language for mixed seafood, and 羹 is a soup thickened with starch.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi
皇 huáng
羹 gēng