油焖大虾

油燜大蝦
yóumèndàxiā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 oil-braised prawns
  2. 2 red-braised jumbo shrimp

Examples

Zhāopáicài shì yóumèndàxiā.
The signature dish is oil-braised prawns.
Yóumèndàxiā yòng de shì Bóhǎi de duì xiā.
Oil-braised prawns are made with Bohai Sea prawns.

Tips

culture
Classic Shandong (Lu cuisine) dish using whole jumbo prawns browned in oil, then braised with sugar, vinegar, ginger and scallions. Since the 2010s, the name is also used for Hubei-style crayfish (龙虾) dishes.

Stroke Order

yóu
mèn
xiā