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虾皮冬瓜

蝦皮冬瓜
xiāpí dōngguā
Also on menus as 冬瓜虾皮, 海米冬瓜, 虾米冬瓜
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘虾皮冬瓜 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 winter melon with dried shrimp

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Winter melon, a large, mild gourd, cooked soft with tiny dried shrimp that make it salty and savoury. Light and juicy. The shrimp are so small they are eaten whole, shell and all.

Usually contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 4
这道虾皮冬瓜很下饭，我吃了两碗米饭。
Zhè dào xiāpí dōngguā hěn xiàfàn, wǒ chī le liǎng wǎn mǐfàn.
This winter melon with dried shrimp goes so well with rice that I had two bowls.
HSK 7-9
虾皮冬瓜不用放太多盐，因为虾皮已经很咸了。
Xiāpí dōngguā búyòng fàng tài duō yán, yīnwei xiāpí yǐjing hěn xián le.
Winter melon with dried shrimp needs little salt, because the dried shrimp are already salty.

Tips

usage
虾皮, literally "shrimp skin", are tiny dried shrimp, so thin they look like empty shells. Some cooks use the larger, shelled 虾米 or 海米 instead.

Stroke Order

虾 xiā
皮 pí
冬 dōng
瓜 guā