炸酱面 (zhájiàngmiàn) · zhajiangmian

Measure Word

一碗炸酱面 wǎn

Meanings

1 zhajiangmian
2 noodles with fried bean paste sauce

Made with

面条 miàntiáo 黄豆酱 huángdòujiàng 五花肉 wǔhuāròu 甜面酱 tiánmiànjiàng 黄瓜 huángguā

About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 主食 Staple

Wheat noodles topped with a dark, salty sauce of minced or diced pork fried in fermented soybean paste, with shreds of raw cucumber and other vegetables on the side. Mix it all together before eating.

Usually contains soy and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

炸酱面是北京的传统名吃，深受当地人喜爱。

Zhájiàngmiàn shì Běijīng de chuántǒng míngchī, shēnshòu dāngdìrén xǐ'ài.

Zhajiangmian is a traditional Beijing dish that locals love dearly.

HSK 7-9

这碗炸酱面酱汁浓郁，面条筋道。

Zhè wǎn zhájiàngmiàn jiàngzhī nóngyù, miàntiáo jīndào.

This bowl of zhajiangmian has a rich sauce and chewy noodles.

Tips

culture

炸酱面 is one of Beijing's most iconic dishes. 炸酱 (fried sauce) is made by frying pork with 黄豆酱 (fermented soybean paste) or 甜面酱 (sweet wheat paste). Korean jajangmyeon is a direct descendant, adapted with black bean paste.