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火腿炒蛋

huǒtuǐ chǎo dàn
Also on menus as 火腿炒鸡蛋, 火腿肠炒蛋
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 scrambled eggs with ham

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Beaten eggs stir-fried with diced ham, which may be cured ham or the pink ham sausage sold in sticks. Soft and salty, sometimes with scallion, onion or green pepper.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 6
Wǒ zǎoshang méi shíjiān, jiù zuò ge huǒtuǐ chǎo dàn jiā zài miànbāo lǐ.
I have no time in the morning, so I make scrambled eggs with ham and put them between slices of bread.
HSK 7-9
Huǒtuǐ chǎo dàn jiùshì bǎ qiēsuì de huǒtuǐ hé jīdàn yìqǐ chǎo.
Scrambled eggs with ham is just chopped ham and egg stir-fried together.

Tips

culture
At home and in canteens the ham is often 火腿肠, the pink ham sausage sold in sticks, rather than cured ham.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ
腿 tuǐ
炒 chǎo
蛋 dàn