法香 (fǎxiāng): parsley (culinary herb)

Meanings

1 parsley (culinary herb)
2 French parsley (short for 法国香菜)

Characters

法

fǎ

French (short for 法国)

香

xiāng

fragrant

Examples

撒一点法香碎在汤上提香。

Sǎ yìdiǎn fǎxiāng suì zài tāng shàng tíxiāng.

Sprinkle a bit of chopped parsley on the soup for aroma.

超市里法香和芫荽摆在一起，别拿错了。

Chāoshì lǐ fǎxiāng hé yánsuī bǎi zài yìqǐ, bié ná cuò le.

In the supermarket parsley and coriander are placed side by side — don't grab the wrong one.

Tips

usage

法香 is an abbreviation of 法国香菜 ('French coriander') — it refers to Western parsley (Petroselinum crispum). Chinese cilantro is 香菜 or 芫荽 (yánsuī). The two look similar but taste very different: 法香 is grassy and mild, 香菜 is soapy-pungent. Don't confuse them in Chinese recipes.