锅巴土豆 (guōbā tǔdòu) · crispy pan-fried potatoes

Measure Word

一份锅巴土豆 fèn

Meanings

1 crispy pan-fried potatoes

Made with

土豆 tǔdòu 辣椒粉 làjiāofěn 孜然 zīrán 花椒粉 huājiāofěn 葱 cōng

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 小吃 Snack

Chunks of potato, steamed and then pan-fried in a little oil until a crisp golden crust forms, then tossed with chili powder, cumin, Sichuan pepper and scallion. A Chengdu street snack; there is no rice in it.

Characters

to stick (with the previous character, a crust stuck to the pan)

bean (with the previous character, potato)

Examples

HSK 4

放学以后，学生们喜欢在路边买一份锅巴土豆。

Fàngxué yǐhòu, xuéshengmen xǐhuan zài lùbiān mǎi yí fèn guōbā tǔdòu.

After school, students like to buy a portion of crispy potatoes at a roadside stall.

HSK 6

锅巴土豆外面脆，里面软。

Guōbā tǔdòu wàimian cuì, lǐmian ruǎn.

Crispy pan-fried potatoes are crisp outside and soft inside.

Tips

usage

锅巴 usually means the crisp layer of rice stuck to the bottom of the pot. Here it is the crisp crust the potatoes form in the pan; there is no rice in the dish.