pour hot oil over dish; scald with oil
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pour heated oil over a dish; to scald ingredients with hot oil (cooking technique)
dialectA dialectal cooking technique common in Cantonese and southern Chinese cuisines, often used to enhance aroma by scalding spices (like chopped scallions or garlic) with sizzling hot oil.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
zuì最
hòu后
yào要
qū焌
yóu油
，
cái才
néng能
jī激
fā发
chū出
cōng葱
xiāng香
wèi味
。
This dish needs to be scalded with hot oil at the end to bring out the aroma of the scallions.
Bǎ把
huā花
jiāo椒
fàng放
zài在
yú鱼
shēn身
shàng上
，
rán然
hòu后
qū焌
yóu油
。
Place the Sichuan peppercorns on the fish, then pour hot oil over them.
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Qū焌
yóu油
de的
shí时
hou候
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
，
bié别
ràng让
yóu油
jiàn溅
dào到
shǒu手
shàng上
。
Be careful when pouring the hot oil; don't let it splash on your hands.