蕨根粉 (juégēnfěn) · fern root noodles, bracken starch

Measure Word

一包蕨根粉 bāo

Meanings

1 fern root noodles
2 bracken starch

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Noodles of bracken fern root starch, dark brown to almost black, sold dried. Boiled soft and rinsed in cold water, they turn slippery and springy, and are usually dressed cold with vinegar, garlic and chili.

Used in 1 dish

酸辣蕨根粉 suānlà juégēnfěn

Characters

starch; starch noodles

Examples

HSK 5

蕨根粉的颜色很深，几乎是黑的。

Juégēnfěn de yánsè hěn shēn, jīhū shì hēi de.

Fern root noodles are very dark, almost black.

HSK 5

蕨根粉煮软以后要马上过一下凉水。

Juégēnfěn zhǔruǎn yǐhòu yào mǎshàng guò yíxià liángshuǐ.

Once the fern root noodles are boiled soft, rinse them in cold water right away.

HSK 7-9

用蕨根粉勾芡，汤汁会变得又稠又亮。

Yòng juégēnfěn gōuqiàn, tāngzhī huì biànde yòu chóu yòu liàng.

Thickened with bracken starch, the sauce turns thick and glossy.

Tips

usage

蕨根粉 names both the starch washed out of bracken fern roots and the dark noodles made from it. On menus it means the noodles, as in the cold dish 酸辣蕨根粉. The young fronds of the same fern are eaten as 蕨菜.