牛尾

niúwěi
noun

Measure Word

牛尾 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 oxtail
  2. 2 cow tail

Examples

Hóngjiǔ dùn niúwěi shì yī dào jīngdiǎn xīcān.
Red-wine braised oxtail is a classic Western dish.
Niúwěi tāng xūyào màn dùn jǐ gè xiǎoshí.
Oxtail soup needs to simmer slowly for several hours.

Tips

culture
Cherished in soups and slow-braised stews for the gelatin-rich, marrow-flavored stock it produces. Korean 꼬리곰탕 and Chinese 牛尾 both treat it as a tonic. In Western cooking, oxtail stew is traditional in Britain, Spain (rabo de toro), and the Caribbean.

Stroke Order

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wěi