干菜

乾菜
gāncài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dried vegetables
  2. 2 preserved (sun-dried) vegetables

Examples

Méigāncài shāo ròu shì Shàoxīng de míngcài.
Pork braised with preserved mustard greens (méigāncài) is a famous Shaoxing dish.
Nǎinai bǎ báicài shài chéng gāncài chǔcún.
Grandma sun-dries the napa cabbage into preserved vegetables for storage.

Tips

culture
干菜 (méigāncài, preserved mustard greens) is a Zhejiang staple — sun-dried, salted, and aged. It's the soul of 梅菜扣肉 (méicài kòu ròu, steamed pork belly with preserved greens).

Stroke Order

gàn
cài