鱼香肉丝 (yúxiāng ròusī) · yuxiang shredded pork

Meanings

1 yuxiang shredded pork
2 fish-fragrant pork strips (no fish)

Made with

猪肉 zhūròu 木耳 mù'ěr 竹笋 zhúsǔn 胡萝卜 húluóbo 泡椒 pàojiāo 大蒜 dàsuàn

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

Shredded pork stir-fried with wood ear mushroom, carrot and often green pepper or bamboo shoot in a sweet, sour, garlicky sauce of pickled chili. 鱼香 names the sauce; there is no fish.

Characters

thread; (cuisine) shreds

Examples

HSK 5

我点了鱼香肉丝盖饭。

Wǒ diǎn le yúxiāng ròusī gài fàn.

I ordered yuxiang pork over rice.

HSK 7-9

鱼香肉丝是川菜的经典代表。

Yúxiāng ròusī shì chuāncài de jīngdiǎn dàibiǎo.

Yuxiang pork is a classic representative of Sichuan cuisine.

Tips

mistakes

There is no fish in 鱼香肉丝 - the name refers to 鱼香 sauce, the pickled-chili-and-vinegar profile traditionally used in Sichuan to cook fish. The flavor base (pickled chili 泡椒, garlic, ginger, scallion, sugar, vinegar, soy) is what is "fish-flavored," not the protein.