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Egg drop soup (in Fresno California) - 蛋花湯 - (在加利福尼亞州的弗雷斯諾)
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蛋花汤

蛋花湯
dànhuātāng
Also on menus as 鸡蛋汤, 蛋汤
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 egg drop soup

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 汤 Soup

A thin, light broth with beaten egg stirred in so it sets in soft wisps, seasoned with salt, scallion and often a drop of sesame oil. A common version adds tomato.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 6
Dànhuātāng shì bǎ dǎsàn de jīdàn dàojìn kāishuǐ lǐ zuòchéng de.
Egg drop soup is made by pouring beaten egg into boiling water.
HSK 6
Shítáng de tàocān dōu sòng yì wǎn dànhuātāng.
Every set meal in the canteen comes with a free bowl of egg drop soup.

Tips

usage
蛋花 "egg flowers" are the wisps of set egg. The soup often has a second ingredient, named in front: 紫菜蛋花汤 has seaweed, 西红柿蛋花汤 has tomato.

Stroke Order

蛋 dàn
花 huā
汤 tāng