salted dried vegetable; preserved mustard greens
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
salted, dried vegetables; preserved mustard greens
A traditional Chinese preserved food, typically made from mustard greens (雪里蕻/芥菜), salted and sun-dried. A key ingredient in dishes like '梅干菜扣肉' (braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens). Often spelled as '梅干菜'.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
méi霉
gān干
cài菜
zuò做
le了
xiāng香
pēn喷
pēn喷
de的
kòu扣
ròu肉
。
Mom made delicious braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
méi霉
gān干
cài菜
shì是
yòng用
xuě雪
lǐ里
hóng蕻
yān腌
zhì制
de的
。
This type of preserved vegetable is made from salted mustard greens.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Tā她
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
jīn斤
méi霉
gān干
cài菜
zhǔn准
bèi备
dùn炖
ròu肉
。
She bought two jin of dried salted vegetables to prepare for stewing meat.
Méi梅
gān干
cài菜
yě也
jiào叫
méi霉
gān干
cài菜
，
shì是
Zhè浙
jiāng江
yī一
dài带
de的
tè特
chǎn产
。
Meigan cai, also spelled meigan cai, is a specialty from the Zhejiang region.