熏鱼 (xūnyú) · smoked fish

Measure Word

一盘熏鱼 pán

Meanings

1 smoked fish

Made with

About the dish

本帮菜 Shanghai · 凉菜 Cold dish

Thick slices of carp cut across the bone, marinated, deep-fried and soaked in a sweet soy sauce, then served cold. Dark brown, sweet and savoury. Despite 熏 (smoke) in the name, the Shanghai dish is usually not smoked.

Usually contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

过年前，外婆会炸一大盆熏鱼，放在冰箱里慢慢吃。

Guònián qián, wàipó huì zhá yí dà pén xūnyú, fàng zài bīngxiāng lǐ mànmàn chī.

Before Chinese New Year, Grandma fries a big bowl of smoked fish and keeps it in the fridge to eat over the following days.

HSK 7-9

熏鱼是上海的凉菜，味道偏甜。

Xūnyú shì Shànghǎi de liángcài, wèidao piān tián.

Smoked fish is a Shanghai cold dish, on the sweet side.

Tips

usage

熏 means to smoke, but the Shanghai dish is not smoked: its dark color comes from the frying and the soy sauce. In some other regions, 熏鱼 is fish that really is smoked.