香辣

xiānglà

adjective

Meanings

1 spicy and fragrant
2 hot and aromatic

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

这道菜香辣可口，特别下饭。

Zhè dào cài xiānglà kěkǒu, tèbié xiàfàn.

This dish is hot and fragrant, and goes really well with rice.

HSK 7-9

比起麻辣，我更喜欢香辣的口味。

Bǐqǐ málà, wǒ gèng xǐhuan xiānglà de kǒuwèi.

I prefer fragrant heat to the numbing kind.

Tips

culture

The flavour of chili fried in hot oil until fragrant, without the numbing Sichuan pepper of 麻辣 or the sourness of 酸辣. It is the heat Hunan cooking is known for, and many dish names carry it: 香辣蟹, 香辣虾, 香辣鸡.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

辣 là