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Milkfish Congee 虱目魚粥
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虱目鱼肚粥

虱目魚肚粥
shīmùyúdù zhōu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 milkfish belly congee

About the dish

台湾菜 Taiwan · 主食 Staple

Cooked rice in a clear fish broth, thinner than ordinary congee, with pieces of fatty milkfish belly and shredded ginger. Mild and lightly salted; the belly has few bones. A Tainan breakfast.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 4
Dào le Táinán, zǎoshang yídìng yào hē yì wǎn shīmùyúdù zhōu.
In Tainan, you have to have a bowl of milkfish belly congee for breakfast.
HSK 7-9
Shīmùyúdù zhōu lǐ de yúròu hěn nèn, jīhū méiyou cì.
The fish in milkfish belly congee is very tender and has almost no bones.

Tips

usage
肚 is read dù here: it is the fish's belly meat, the fatty part with few bones. 鱼肚, read with dǔ, usually means dried fish maw.

Stroke Order

虱 shī
目 mù
鱼 yú
肚 dù
粥 zhōu