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宫保虾球

宮保蝦球
gōngbǎo xiāqiú
Also on menus as 宫爆虾球
noun Mild

Measure Word

一盘宫保虾球 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 kung pao prawns

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

Shelled prawns, curled into balls as they cook, stir-fried with peanuts, dried chili and scallion in a sweet, sour and savoury sauce. The chilies give aroma more than heat.

Usually contains peanuts and shellfish

Examples

HSK 6
宫保虾球里的花生米炸得很脆。
Gōngbǎo xiāqiú lǐ de huāshēngmǐ zhá de hěn cuì.
The peanuts in kung pao prawns are fried until crunchy.
HSK 6
朋友不吃猪肉，所以我们点了一盘宫保虾球。
Péngyou bù chī zhūròu, suǒyǐ wǒmen diǎn le yì pán gōngbǎo xiāqiú.
Our friend doesn't eat pork, so we ordered a plate of kung pao prawns.

Tips

usage
虾球 here means whole shelled prawns, which curl into balls as they cook, not balls of minced shrimp.

Stroke Order

宫 gōng
保 bǎo
虾 xiā
球 qiú