清蒸鲈鱼 (qīngzhēng lúyú) · steamed sea bass

Measure Word

一道清蒸鲈鱼 dào

Meanings

1 steamed sea bass

Made with

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

A whole sea bass steamed plain, then topped with shredded ginger and scallion, sizzled with hot oil and dressed with light soy sauce. Mild, soft and clean-tasting, with a backbone and few small bones.

Usually contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

清蒸鲈鱼要选活鱼才鲜。

Qīngzhēng lúyú yào xuǎn huó yú cái xiān.

For steamed sea bass you need a live fish to get the freshness.

HSK 6

他点了一道清蒸鲈鱼。

Tā diǎn le yídào qīngzhēng lúyú.

He ordered a steamed sea bass.

Tips

culture

A classic Cantonese and Jiangnan technique. The fish is steamed plain and finished with hot oil over ginger and scallion, then soy sauce is poured around it - the flavor serves the fish rather than masking it.