香辣虾 (xiānglàxiā) · spicy fragrant shrimp

Measure Word

一盘香辣虾 pán

Meanings

1 spicy fragrant shrimp

Made with

虾 xiā 干辣椒 gānlàjiāo 花椒 huājiāo 土豆 tǔdòu 芹菜 qíncài 花生 huāshēng

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

Whole shrimp in the shell, fried and then tossed with dried chilies, Sichuan pepper, garlic and often potato or lotus root slices in a dry, oily coating. Eaten with the hands; peel the shells as you go.

Usually contains shellfish and peanuts

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

点一份香辣虾配啤酒。

Diǎn yí fèn xiānglàxiā pèi píjiǔ.

Order a plate of spicy shrimp to go with the beer.

HSK 7-9

这家川菜馆的香辣虾非常地道。

Zhè jiā chuāncài guǎn de xiānglàxiā fēicháng dìdao.

This Sichuan restaurant's spicy shrimp is really authentic.

Tips

culture

A Sichuan / Chongqing dry-pot style dish - shrimp in the shell stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic and scallion until the aromatics coat the shells. Eaten with the hands.