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蚝油生菜

蠔油生菜
háoyóu shēngcài
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lettuce in oyster sauce

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

Lettuce leaves blanched or flash-fried until just soft, then topped with a glossy, savoury-sweet oyster sauce and garlic. Served warm; it is a cooked vegetable, not a salad.

Usually contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 6
Háoyóu shēngcài zuò qǐlai hěn kuài, shēngcài tàng yíxià jiù néng chī.
Lettuce in oyster sauce is quick to make: the lettuce only needs a quick dip in boiling water.
HSK 6
Wǒmen diǎn le hóngshāoròu hé yú, zài lái yì pán háoyóu shēngcài ba.
We've ordered red-braised pork and fish, so let's add a plate of lettuce in oyster sauce.

Stroke Order

蚝 háo
油 yóu
生 shēng
菜 cài