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Century eggs (2)
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Renfeizhen
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Century egg served with pickled ginger
By
Mcyjerry
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CC BY 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

皮蛋

pídàn
Also on menus as 松花蛋, 变蛋
noun Not spicy #41,133

Measure Word

一个皮蛋 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 century egg

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 凉菜 Cold dish

A duck egg preserved until the white is a dark, translucent jelly and the yolk creamy and greenish-black, with a strong, ammonia-like smell. Usually served cold, cut up with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic or ginger.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 6
皮蛋的蛋白是深褐色的，像果冻一样透明。
Pídàn de dànbái shì shēn hèsè de, xiàng guǒdòng yíyàng tòumíng.
The white of a century egg is dark brown and translucent, like jelly.
HSK 6
早上喝白粥的时候，我喜欢配一个皮蛋。
Zǎoshang hē báizhōu de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan pèi yí ge pídàn.
When I have plain rice porridge for breakfast, I like a century egg with it.

Tips

usage
皮蛋 is also called 松花蛋, "pine-flower egg", after the pine-branch patterns that sometimes form in the white.
culture
A common way to eat it is 皮蛋豆腐: sliced century egg on cold silken tofu with soy sauce and sesame oil.

Stroke Order

皮 pí
蛋 dàn