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蟹肉粟米羹

xièròu sùmǐgēng
Also on menus as 蟹肉玉米羹, 粟米蟹肉羹
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 crab and sweet corn soup

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 汤 Soup

A thick, smooth soup of creamed sweet corn with flakes of crab meat and swirls of egg white. Mild and slightly sweet. Some versions use imitation crab.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

Examples

HSK 6
Shàngcài zhīqián, fúwùyuán xiān gěi měi rén chéng le yì wǎn xièròu sùmǐgēng.
Before the dishes came, the waiter served everyone a bowl of crab and sweet corn soup.
HSK 7-9
Xièròu sùmǐgēng yòu chóu yòu huá, dài zhe yùmǐ de tiánwèi.
Crab and sweet corn soup is thick and smooth, with the sweetness of corn.

Tips

usage
粟米 is the Cantonese word for corn; standard Mandarin says 玉米.

Stroke Order

蟹 xiè
肉 ròu
粟 sù
米 mǐ
羹 gēng