猪小肠 (zhūxiǎocháng) · pig's small intestine

Meanings

1 pig's small intestine

About the ingredient

The pig's small intestine, thinner and much leaner than 肥肠. Scrubbed with flour and salt, it is chewy with a slight crunch and is braised or stir-fried; its first section, 粉肠, goes into Cantonese offal soups.

Used in 2 dishes

四神汤 sìshéntāng

猪杂汤 zhūzátāng

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

猪小肠比肥肠瘦得多。

Zhūxiǎocháng bǐ féicháng shòu de duō.

Pig's small intestine is much leaner than large intestine.

HSK 7-9

台湾的四神汤里一般会放猪小肠。

Táiwān de sìshéntāng lǐ yìbān huì fàng zhūxiǎocháng.

Taiwanese four-herb soup usually has pig's small intestine in it.

Tips

usage

On menus 小肠 alone often means this. The large intestine, thicker and much fattier, is 肥肠 or 猪大肠. In Guangdong the first section of the small intestine is called 粉肠 and goes into pork offal soups.