土笋冻 (tǔsǔndòng) · sea worm jelly

Measure Word

一碗土笋冻 wǎn

Meanings

1 sea worm jelly

Made with

About the dish

闽菜 Fujian · 凉菜 Cold dish

Small cold jellies with tiny sea worms set inside; 土笋 names the worm, not a bamboo shoot. A southern Fujian dish, eaten with vinegar, garlic, mustard and chili sauce.

Characters

bamboo shoot (misleading name)

冻

dòng

jelly/aspic

Examples

HSK 7-9

泉州的土笋冻很有名。

Quánzhōu de tǔsǔndòng hěn yǒumíng.

Quanzhou's tusundong is very famous.

HSK 7-9

土笋冻其实不是笋，而是海虫做的。

Tǔsǔndòng qíshí búshì sǔn, érshì hǎichóng zuò de.

Tusundong is not actually bamboo shoot; it's made from sea worms.

Tips

culture

A signature cold dish of Quanzhou and Xiamen in southern Fujian. Sipunculid (peanut) worms are boiled until their collagen sets into a translucent jelly, served with vinegar, garlic, and chili.