牛舌

niúshé

noun

Measure Word

一条牛舌 tiáo

Meanings

1 ox tongue
2 beef tongue

Characters

Examples

烤牛舌是日式烧烤的招牌。

Kǎo niúshé shì Rìshì shāokǎo de zhāopái.

Grilled beef tongue is a signature of Japanese yakiniku.

这家店的牛舌切得很薄。

Zhè jiā diàn de niúshé qiē de hěn báo.

This restaurant slices the beef tongue very thin.

Tips

culture

In mainland Chinese cooking beef tongue appears braised (卤牛舌) in Cantonese and Northeastern cold-plate 凉菜. In Japanese-style yakiniku restaurants in China it's usually sold as thin-sliced 烤牛舌 and is the house specialty at many chains (e.g. Gyu-Kaku 牛角).

Stroke Order

牛 niú

舌 shé