滑肉

huáròu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 starch-coated slippery pork
  2. 2 hua rou (pork velvet in broth or stir-fry)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Sìchuān huáròu tāng yòu nèn yòu huá.
Sichuan hua rou soup is tender and silky.
HSK 7-9
Huáròu de mìjué shì ròupiàn guǒ shàng hóngshǔ diànfěn.
The trick to hua rou is coating the pork slices in sweet potato starch.

Tips

usage
滑 here describes the slippery texture from starch coating - similar to the Western 'velveting' technique. Found in Sichuan (滑肉汤) and Shanxi cuisines. Pork is thinly sliced, coated in sweet potato starch, and blanched in soup or stir-fried.

Stroke Order

滑 huá
肉 ròu