罗宋汤

羅宋湯
luósòngtāng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 borscht
  2. 2 Russian-style beetroot / tomato soup

Examples

Shànghǎi rén bǎ luósòngtāng zuò chéng le zìjǐ de wèidao.
Shanghainese have turned borscht into something all their own.
Cāntīng de luósòngtāng lǐ yǒu tǔdòu, niúròu hé fānqié.
The restaurant's borscht has potato, beef and tomato in it.

Tips

history
"Luosong" is an old Chinese transliteration of "Russian" (from "Russian" → roshen → ). Borscht came to China with White Russian émigrés who fled to Shanghai and Harbin after 1917; the Shanghai version drops beetroot for tomato paste and adds beef and potato, creating a distinct local classic.
culture
In Hong Kong and Shanghai 罗宋汤 is a standard item on 西餐 (Western-food) menus, often served as the soup course of a 商务套餐.

Stroke Order

luó
Sòng
tāng