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蛤蜊蒸蛋

gélí zhēng dàn
Also on menus as 花甲蒸蛋, 蛤蜊炖蛋
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一碗蛤蜊蒸蛋 wǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 steamed egg custard with clams

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Beaten egg steamed over fresh clams in their shells until smooth and just set, dressed with soy sauce and scallion. Soft, silky and briny, with the open clams set in the egg.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

Examples

HSK 3
儿子不爱吃鸡蛋，可是蛤蜊蒸蛋他能吃一大碗。
Érzi bú ài chī jīdàn, kěshì gélí zhēng dàn tā néng chī yí dà wǎn.
My son doesn't like eggs, but he can eat a big bowl of steamed egg custard with clams.
HSK 7-9
蛤蜊蒸蛋又嫩又滑，蛤蜊的壳都张开了。
Gélí zhēng dàn yòu nèn yòu huá, gélí de ké dōu zhāngkāi le.
Steamed egg custard with clams is smooth and silky, and the clam shells have all opened.

Tips

usage
蛤 is read gé in 蛤蜊 "clam", but the same character is há in 蛤蟆 "toad".

Stroke Order

蛤 gé
蜊 lí
蒸 zhēng
蛋 dàn