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Oil-soaked gluten stuffed meat
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面筋塞肉

麵筋塞肉
miànjīn sāi ròu
Also on menus as 油面筋塞肉
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘面筋塞肉 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 pork-stuffed gluten puffs

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 热菜 Hot dish

Hollow, deep-fried balls of wheat gluten stuffed with minced pork, then braised in a sweet soy sauce. Spongy outside and juicy inside. Wuxi versions are quite sweet.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 7-9
面筋塞肉的面筋是空心的，里面正好可以塞肉。
Miànjīn sāi ròu de miànjīn shì kōngxīn de, lǐmian zhènghǎo kěyǐ sāi ròu.
The gluten balls in pork-stuffed gluten puffs are hollow, just right for stuffing with meat.
HSK 7-9
无锡人做面筋塞肉，会放不少糖。
Wúxī rén zuò miànjīn sāi ròu, huì fàng bùshǎo táng.
When people in Wuxi make pork-stuffed gluten puffs, they add quite a bit of sugar.

Tips

usage
塞 is read sāi here, 'to stuff'. The puffs are 油面筋, balls of gluten deep-fried until hollow and light.

Stroke Order

面 miàn
筋 jīn
塞 sāi
肉 ròu