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苔菜

táicài
noun

Measure Word

一包苔菜 bāo

Meanings

  1. 1 sea lettuce
  2. 2 dried green seaweed

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Fine, dark green seaweed sold dried in tangled strands, with a briny smell of the sea. In Ningbo it is crumbled over fried peanuts, mixed into batter for fried yellow croaker, or baked into crisp biscuits.

Also called  苔条

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 6
她在汤里撒了一些苔菜。
Tā zài tāng lǐ sǎ le yìxiē 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