苔菜

táicài

noun

Measure Word

一包苔菜 bāo

Meanings

1 sea lettuce
2 dried green seaweed

Characters

Examples

苔菜花生是宁波有名的小吃。

Táicài huāshēng shì Níngbō yǒumíng de xiǎochī.

Seaweed peanuts are a famous Ningbo snack.

她在汤里撒了一些苔菜。

Tā zài tāng lǐ sǎ le yīxiē táicài.

She sprinkled some sea lettuce into the soup.

Tips

culture

A flat green seaweed (Ulva) dried and used in Ningbo and Zhejiang cooking, often paired with peanuts or used to coat fried snacks.

Stroke Order

苔 tái

菜 cài