蟹黄包

蟹黃包
xièhuángbāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 crab roe bun
  2. 2 steamed bun filled with crab meat and roe

Examples

Nánjīng hé Sūzhōu de xièhuángbāo zuì yǒumíng.
Nanjing and Suzhou have the most famous crab roe buns.
Chī xièhuángbāo yào xiān yòng xīguǎn xī tāng.
When eating crab roe buns, first use a straw to sip the soup inside.

Tips

culture
A Jiangsu specialty, particularly associated with Nanjing and Jingjiang. The bun holds hot crab-roe soup inside, so diners traditionally sip it out through a straw before eating the skin and filling.

Stroke Order

xiè
huáng
bāo