田螺 (tiánluó) · paddy field snail, river snail

Measure Word

一只田螺 zhī

Meanings

1 paddy field snail
2 river snail

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Large, round freshwater snails about 6 cm tall that live in paddy fields, ponds and lakes. Cooks in Liuzhou may use them instead of 螺蛳 to make the broth for snail rice noodles.

Contains shellfish

Used in 1 dish

炒田螺 chǎotiánluó

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

夏天吃田螺配啤酒最舒服。

Xiàtiān chī tiánluó pèi píjiǔ zuì shūfu.

Eating river snails with beer in summer is the best.

HSK 7-9

柳州螺蛳粉的汤就是用田螺熬的。

Liǔzhōu luósīfěn de tāng jiùshì yòng tiánluó áo de.

The broth in Liuzhou snail noodles is made by simmering river snails.

HSK 7-9

奶奶小时候在稻田里捡过田螺。

Nǎinai xiǎoshíhou zài dàotián lǐ jiǎn guo tiánluó.

Grandma used to collect river snails from the rice paddies as a kid.

Tips

culture

田螺 are central to 螺蛳粉 (Guangxi snail noodles), one of China's most pungent and polarizing regional dishes. Its famous smell comes from fermented bamboo shoots, 酸笋, not from the snails.