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醋溜白菜

cùliū báicài
Also on menus as 醋熘白菜
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘醋溜白菜 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 vinegar-glazed napa cabbage

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

Napa cabbage, mostly the thick white stems, stir-fried fast and finished with vinegar and a little sugar in a light glaze. Crisp, juicy, sour and slightly sweet. A few dried chilies add aroma more than heat.

Examples

HSK 5
醋溜白菜有点儿酸，很开胃。
Cùliū báicài yǒudiǎnr suān, hěn kāiwèi.
Vinegar-glazed napa cabbage is a little sour and really whets the appetite.
HSK 5
在北方，冬天常吃醋溜白菜，白菜便宜，还能放很久。
Zài běifāng, dōngtiān cháng chī cùliū báicài, báicài piányi, hái néng fàng hěn jiǔ.
In the north, people often eat vinegar-glazed napa cabbage in winter: napa cabbage is cheap and keeps for a long time.

Tips

usage
溜 here is the cooking verb also written 熘, a quick stir-fry finished with a sauce, so menus show both 醋溜白菜 and 醋熘白菜.

Stroke Order

醋 cù
溜 liū
白 bái
菜 cài