鹅肝

鵝肝

égān

noun

Meanings

1 foie gras
2 goose liver

Characters

Examples

前菜是法式煎鹅肝。

Qiáncài shì Fǎshì jiān égān.

The starter is French-style pan-seared foie gras.

鹅肝的口感非常细腻。

Égān de kǒugǎn fēicháng xìnì.

Foie gras has an extremely silky texture.

Tips

culture

On Chinese menus, 鹅肝 almost always means French-style fattened goose liver (foie gras), a staple of high-end Western and fusion restaurants since the 1990s. For ordinary cooked goose liver in a Chinese context, you'll see 卤鹅肝 or just 鹅肝片.

Stroke Order

鹅 é

肝 gān