蟹黄 (xièhuáng) · crab roe

Meanings

1 crab roe
2 the orange roe and digestive glands of a female crab

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

The yellow-orange ovaries and digestive gland of a female crab, fullest in the ninth lunar month, in autumn. It is eaten from steamed crabs and cooked into dishes such as crab roe tofu and crab roe soup dumplings.

Contains shellfish

Used in 1 dish

蟹黄汤包 xièhuáng tāngbāo

Characters

yellow (the orange-yellow roe)

Examples

HSK 7-9

秋天的螃蟹蟹黄最饱满。

Qiūtiān de pángxiè xièhuáng zuì bǎomǎn.

Crabs in autumn are the fullest of roe.

HSK 7-9

我在上海吃了一笼蟹黄汤包，味道特别鲜。

Wǒ zài Shànghǎi chī le yì lóng xièhuáng tāngbāo, wèidao tèbié xiān.

In Shanghai I had a steamer of crab-roe soup dumplings, and they tasted wonderfully rich.

Tips

culture

Only female crabs have 蟹黄; in males the prized part is the white, sticky 蟹膏. Crab meat fried with the roe is 蟹粉, a filling for buns and a sauce for tofu.