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鄂菜

ècài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Hubei cuisine
  2. 2 E-style cooking (from Hubei province)

Examples

HSK 7-9
武昌鱼是鄂菜的名菜。
Wǔchāngyú shì ècài de míngcài.
Wuchang fish is a famous Hubei dish.
HSK 7-9
鄂菜讲究'无鱼不成席'。
Ècài jiǎngjiu ' wú yú bùchéng xí '.
Hubei cuisine holds that 'no fish, no banquet'.

Tips

culture
鄂 is the one-character abbreviation for 湖北 (Hubei province), so 鄂菜 = Hubei cuisine. The region is rich in freshwater fish (the Yangtze and Han rivers meet at Wuhan), so fish is central. In 2018 it was officially rebranded 楚菜 (Chu cuisine).

Stroke Order

鄂 È
菜 cài