老鸭煲 (lǎoyābāo) · old duck soup, old duck casserole

Measure Word

一锅老鸭煲 guō

Meanings

1 old duck soup
2 old duck casserole

Made with

About the dish

浙菜 Zhejiang · 汤 Soup

An old duck, whole or in chunks, simmered for hours in a clay pot into a clear, savoury soup, usually with dried bamboo shoots and ham or with sour pickled radish. Served in the pot to share.

Characters

clay pot/to slow-cook

Examples

HSK 4

冬天喝一碗老鸭煲特别暖和。

Dōngtiān hē yì wǎn lǎoyābāo tèbié nuǎnhuo.

A bowl of old duck soup is extra warming in winter.

HSK 7-9

这家店的老鸭煲用了金华火腿。

Zhè jiā diàn de lǎoyābāo yòng le Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ.

This restaurant's old duck soup uses Jinhua ham.

Tips

culture

A Jiangnan-style clay-pot dish: old duck slow-simmered with ham, bamboo shoots, and pickled vegetables. Associated with Hangzhou and Suzhou home cooking.