huáliū

滑溜

Word · Verb

Chinese cooking technique; slippery

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to cook using the 'huáliū' technique; to velvet

neutral

A standard technique in Chinese cuisine to create tender, smooth-textured meat or fish with a glossy, thickened sauce.

Jīn今
wǎn晚
wǒ我
dǎ打
suàn算
huá滑
liū溜
yú鱼
piàn片
 。

I plan to make velveted fish slices tonight.

Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
de的
guān关
jiàn键
zài在
yú于
bǎ把
lǐ里
jǐ脊
ròu肉
huá滑
liū溜
dé得
qià恰
dào到
hǎo好
chù处
 。

The key to this dish is velveting the pork tenderloin perfectly.

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Huá滑
liū溜
xiā虾
rén仁
shì是
yī一
dào道
fēi非
cháng常
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
yàn宴
huì会
cài菜
 。

Velveted shrimp is a very popular banquet dish.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
liàn练
xí习
huá滑
liū溜
jī鸡
dīng丁
 。

He's in the kitchen practicing how to velvet diced chicken.