酱鸭 (jiàngyā) · soy sauce duck

Measure Word

一只酱鸭 zhī

Meanings

1 soy sauce duck

Made with

鸭 yā 酱油 jiàngyóu 冰糖 bīngtáng 红曲 hóngqū 桂皮 guìpí

About the dish

浙菜 Zhejiang · 凉菜 Cold dish

Duck cured in soy sauce and spices and air-dried, then steamed and served cold, chopped into pieces on the bone. Dark red, firm, salty and a little sweet. The Suzhou version is bright red from red yeast rice and sweeter.

Characters

酱

jiàng

soy sauce; cured in soy sauce

鸭

yā

duck

Examples

HSK 6

酱鸭是凉菜，切成片吃。

Jiàngyā shì liángcài, qiēchéng piàn chī.

Soy sauce duck is a cold dish, eaten sliced.

HSK 7-9

到了腊月，杭州很多家庭会在阳台上晾酱鸭。

Dào le làyuè, Hángzhōu hěnduō jiātíng huì zài yángtái shàng liàng jiàngyā.

In the twelfth lunar month, many families in Hangzhou hang soy sauce duck to dry on their balconies.

Tips

culture

In Hangzhou, 酱鸭 is cured: the duck is soaked in soy sauce and air-dried, then steamed before serving. In Suzhou it is braised in a sweet soy sauce and eaten without drying.