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Stir-fried shredded eel with hot oil and ginger at Songhelou Suzhou Noodles, Parkview Green (20210126165145)
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响油鳝糊

響油鱔糊
xiǎngyóu shànhú
Also on menus as 响油鳝丝
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sizzling eel strips

About the dish

本帮菜 Shanghai · 热菜 Hot dish

Strips of swamp eel stir-fried in a thick, sweet soy sauce, topped with garlic and white pepper, then hot oil that crackles as the plate arrives. Tender, rich, salty and sweet. A Shanghai and Suzhou dish.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 3
Qù Shànghǎi chī běnbāngcài, wǒ yídìng huì diǎn xiǎngyóu shànhú.
When I go to Shanghai for local Shanghainese food, I always order the sizzling eel strips.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎngyóu shànhú shàngzhuō de shíhou, shàngmian de yóu hái zài zīzī de xiǎng.
When the sizzling eel strips are served, the oil on top is still crackling.

Tips

usage
响油 "sounding oil" is the hot oil poured over at the end, which crackles on the garlic. 糊 refers to the thick sauce that coats the eel.

Stroke Order

响 xiǎng
油 yóu
鳝 shàn
糊 hú