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爆鱼

爆魚
bàoyú
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一块爆鱼 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 Suzhou-style fried fish

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 凉菜 Cold dish

Thick steaks of carp cut across the bone, marinated, deep-fried and soaked in a sweet soy sauce. Dark, sweet and firm. Served cold as a starter or as a topping on Suzhou noodles.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒ zài Sūzhōu chī miàn, zǒng yào jiā yí kuài bàoyú dàng jiāotou.
When I eat noodles in Suzhou, I always add a piece of the fried fish as a topping.
HSK 7-9
Bàoyú shì zhá guo yǐhòu pào zài tián jiàngzhī lǐ de yú.
Suzhou-style fried fish is fish that is fried and then soaked in a sweet soy sauce.

Tips

usage
Shanghai menus often call the same dish 熏鱼 'smoked fish', although it is fried, not smoked.

Stroke Order

爆 bào
鱼 yú