老火汤

老火湯

lǎohuǒtāng

noun

Measure Word

一锅老火汤 guō

Meanings

1 Cantonese slow-simmered soup

Characters

Examples

老火汤要炖三四个小时才够味。

Lǎohuǒtāng yào dùn sānsì ge xiǎoshí cái gòu wèi.

Lao huo tang needs three or four hours of simmering to develop its flavor.

广东人宁愿不吃肉也要喝老火汤。

Guǎngdōng rén nìngyuàn bù chī ròu yě yào hē lǎohuǒtāng.

Cantonese people would rather skip the meat than skip their simmered soup.

Tips

culture

Short form of 老火靓汤. Cantonese soups long-simmered with herbs like goji, red dates, dried figs, and meat or bones.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

火 huǒ

汤 tāng