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Food 賽螃蟹, 餡老滿, 台北 (24206943273)
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bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan
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Imitation crab (20161022171031)
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N509FZ
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Wikimedia Commons
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赛螃蟹

賽螃蟹
sàipángxiè
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘赛螃蟹 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 mock crab (scrambled eggs)

About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 热菜 Hot dish

Eggs, often with fish such as yellow croaker, scrambled soft and seasoned with ginger and vinegar so that they taste like crab meat. There is no crab in it.

Usually contains egg and fish

Examples

HSK 7-9
赛螃蟹里没有螃蟹，是用鸡蛋做的。
Sàipángxiè lǐ méiyou pángxiè, shì yòng jīdàn zuò de.
Mock crab has no crab in it; it's made from eggs.
HSK 7-9
炒赛螃蟹时加点姜末和醋，就有了蟹肉的味道。
Chǎo sàipángxiè shí jiā diǎn jiāngmò hé cù, jiù yǒu le xièròu de wèidao.
When you make mock crab, add a little minced ginger and vinegar and it tastes like crab meat.

Tips

usage
赛 here means "to rival, to be as good as", so the name says the eggs are as good as crab.

Stroke Order

赛 sài
螃 páng
蟹 xiè