冒菜

màocài

noun

Measure Word

一份冒菜 fèn

Meanings

1 mao cai (Sichuan-style hot pot bowl cooked for one)
2 a single serving of ingredients boiled in spicy broth

Characters

to emit; to boil up

vegetables; dish

Examples

HSK 2

我中午吃了一份冒菜。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le yí fèn màocài.

I had a bowl of mao cai for lunch.

HSK 2

冒菜可以自己选菜。

Màocài kěyǐ zìjǐ xuǎn cài.

With mao cai you can pick your own ingredients.

HSK 7-9

这家店的冒菜很正宗。

Zhè jiā diàn de màocài hěn zhèngzōng.

This shop's mao cai is very authentic.

Tips

culture

冒菜 is often called 'one-person hot pot'. It originated in Chengdu: the vendor boils (冒) your chosen ingredients in a spicy broth, then serves them in a bowl with ladled soup. Compare 串串香 (on skewers) and 麻辣烫 (similar dish, more common outside Sichuan).

Stroke Order

冒 mào

菜 cài