蛋黄酱 (dànhuángjiàng) · mayonnaise

Measure Word

一瓶蛋黄酱 píng

Meanings

1 mayonnaise

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A thick, pale yellow emulsion of oil, egg and vinegar or lemon juice, used in salads and sandwiches and as the base of thousand island and tartar sauce. It is one kind of 沙拉酱, a word that also covers other salad dressings.

Contains egg

Also called 美乃滋

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

日式蛋黄酱比欧美的口感更顺滑。

Rìshì dànhuángjiàng bǐ Ōu Měide kǒugǎn gèng shùn huá.

Japanese-style mayo is smoother than European or American versions.

HSK 7-9

三明治里抹一点蛋黄酱更香。

Sānmíngzhì lǐ mǒ yìdiǎn dànhuángjiàng gèng xiāng.

A bit of mayo spread in a sandwich makes it tastier.

Tips

usage

Literally 'egg-yolk sauce.' The loanword 美乃滋 (měinǎizī, from Japanese マヨネーズ) is also widely seen on menus and packaging - 蛋黄酱 is more descriptive, 美乃滋 more marketing-flavored.