鹅肝 (égān) · foie gras, goose liver

Meanings

1 foie gras
2 goose liver

About the ingredient

The liver of fattened geese is foie gras, rich and buttery, seared in thick slices or made into pâté on Western menus; China is now a large producer. Chaoshan cooks also braise goose liver in spiced soy stock.

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

前菜是法式煎鹅肝。

Qiáncài shì Fǎshì jiān égān.

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

HSK 7-9

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.