和乐蟹 (Hélèxiè) · Hele crab, Hele mud crab

Measure Word

一只和乐蟹 zhī

Meanings

1 Hele crab
2 Hele mud crab

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A crab from Hele town in Wanning, Hainan, with a hard shell and plump, tender meat; its rich roe is compared to salted egg yolk. It is one of the best-known dishes of Hainan cooking.

Contains shellfish

Characters

和

hé

harmony (和乐, Hele town)

Examples

HSK 4

和乐蟹是海南四大名菜之一。

Hélèxiè shì Hǎinán sì dà míngcài zhīyī.

Hele crab is one of Hainan's four famous dishes.

HSK 7-9

秋天的和乐蟹膏满肉肥，清蒸最好吃。

Qiūtiān de Hélèxiè gāo mǎn ròu féi, qīngzhēng zuì hǎochī.

In autumn Hele crabs are full of roe and meat, and they taste best steamed.

Tips

culture

A mud crab from the brackish waters around the town of 和乐 in 万宁, on Hainan's east coast. With 文昌鸡, 加积鸭 and 东山羊 it makes up Hainan's 四大名菜 (four famous dishes).

mistakes

乐 here is lè, as in 快乐, not the yuè of 音乐.