烤羊腿 (kǎoyángtuǐ) · roast lamb leg, roast leg of mutton

Measure Word

一条烤羊腿 tiáo

Meanings

1 roast lamb leg
2 roast leg of mutton

Made with

About the dish

A whole leg of lamb on the bone, rubbed with cumin, chili and salt, roasted until crisp outside and tender inside, then carved at the table. It feeds several people and takes a long time to cook.

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我们点了一整个烤羊腿。

Wǒmen diǎn le yì zhěnggè kǎoyángtuǐ.

We ordered a whole roast lamb leg.

HSK 7-9

新疆的烤羊腿外焦里嫩。

Xīnjiāng de kǎoyángtuǐ wài jiāo lǐ nèn.

Xinjiang roast lamb leg is crispy outside and tender inside.

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culture

A showpiece of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolian, and Ningxia Hui cooking: a whole lamb leg is rubbed with cumin, chili, salt, and sometimes onion, then roasted slowly over coals or in an earthen oven. Served at the table with a knife for guests to carve off pieces.