香辣蟹

xiānglàxiè
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 spicy stir-fried crab
  2. 2 Sichuan-style fragrant-spicy crab

Examples

Zhè jiā diàn de xiānglàxiè páiduì dōu zhíde.
This place's spicy crab is worth waiting in line for.
Chī xiānglàxiè yào dài shǒutào, biān bāo biān chī.
To eat spicy crab, put on gloves and shell it as you go.

Tips

culture
Sichuan/Chongqing-style crab: blue crab or Dungeness chopped, dusted in starch, fried, then tossed in a heap of dried chili, Sichuan peppercorn, ginger, garlic and scallion. A 1990s nightlife dish that rode out of Chongqing and became nationwide. 麻辣 is the peppery cousin.

Stroke Order

xiāng
xiè