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红烧冬瓜

紅燒冬瓜
hóngshāo dōngguā
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red-braised winter melon

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Thick chunks of winter melon, often pan-fried first, braised in soy sauce and a little sugar until soft, almost melting, and brown. Mild, savoury and slightly sweet. Usually no meat, though some cooks add a little pork or dried shrimp.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hóngshāo dōngguā shì sùcài, dōngguā shāo de ruǎnruǎn de, hěn xiàfàn.
Red-braised winter melon is a vegetable dish: the melon is braised until soft, and it goes well with rice.
HSK 7-9
Jiā yìdiǎn xiāmǐ, hóngshāo dōngguā huì gèng xiān.
Add a few dried shrimps and the red-braised winter melon tastes even more savory.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
烧 shāo
冬 dōng
瓜 guā