咸蛋黄 (xiándànhuáng) · salted egg yolk

Measure Word

一颗咸蛋黄 kē

Meanings

1 salted egg yolk

About the ingredient

蛋 Eggs

The yolk of a salt-cured duck or chicken egg: deep orange-red, sandy and rich with oil. It fills mooncakes, zongzi and egg yolk pastries, and is cooked with shrimp, pumpkin or tofu.

Contains egg

Used in 4 dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

很多月饼里都有一个咸蛋黄。

Hěnduō yuèbing lǐ dōu yǒu yí ge xiándànhuáng.

Many mooncakes have a salted egg yolk inside.

HSK 7-9

端午节吃粽子，我最喜欢包了咸蛋黄的那种。

Duānwǔjié chī zòngzi, wǒ zuì xǐhuan bāo le xiándànhuáng de nà zhǒng.

When we eat zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival, my favourite kind has salted egg yolk inside.

Tips

usage

The yolk of a 咸鸭蛋 (salted duck egg): firm, orange-red and rich. A good one is 起沙 (sandy) and 流油 (oozing oil). Shops also sell the yolks on their own for mooncakes, zongzi and pastries.