鱼肚 (yúdǔ) · fish maw, dried swim bladder

Meanings

1 fish maw
2 dried swim bladder

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

The dried swim bladder of a large fish, sold as stiff, pale pieces. Soaked until soft, it is simmered in soup, which it gives a thick, gelatinous body; better grades are cooked as dishes of their own.

Contains fish

Also called 花胶

Used in 1 dish

佛跳墙 fótiàoqiáng

Characters

stomach as food; here the swim bladder

Examples

HSK 4

鱼肚是一种很贵的干货。

Yúdǔ shì yì zhǒng hěn guì de gānhuò.

Fish maw is an expensive dried delicacy.

HSK 7-9

泡发好的鱼肚可以用来煲汤，口感软糯。

Pàofā hǎo de yúdǔ kěyǐ yònglái bāotāng, kǒugǎn ruǎnnuò.

Soaked fish maw can be simmered into soup, and it turns soft and silky.

Tips

usage

鱼肚 is the dried swim bladder of a large fish, a banquet delicacy also sold as 花胶. With 鲍鱼 (abalone), 海参 (sea cucumber) and 鱼翅 (shark fin) it makes up the Four Treasures of the Sea.

mistakes

Keep the dǔ reading, the one for animal innards sold as food. A fish's belly meat takes 肚 instead, as in 虱目鱼肚粥, milkfish belly congee.