山竹牛肉球 (shānzhú niúròuqiú) · steamed beef balls

Measure Word

一笼山竹牛肉球 lóng

Meanings

1 steamed beef balls

Made with

牛肉 niúròu 荸荠 bíqí 陈皮 chénpí 香菜 xiāngcài 腐竹 fǔzhú

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 小吃 Snack

Balls of minced beef with water chestnut and dried tangerine peel, steamed on a layer of tofu skin in a dim sum basket. Soft and springy, often eaten with Worcestershire sauce. A Cantonese dim sum.

Usually contains soy

Characters

山

shān

mountain (with the next character, part of the name)

Examples

HSK 7-9

山竹牛肉球下面垫着一层腐竹。

Shānzhú niúròuqiú xiàmian diàn zhe yì céng fǔzhú.

Steamed beef balls sit on a layer of bean curd skin.

HSK 7-9

喝早茶时，爷爷每次都要点一笼山竹牛肉球。

Hē zǎochá shí, yéye měi cì dōu yào diǎn yì lóng shānzhú niúròuqiú.

At dim sum, Grandpa always orders a basket of steamed beef balls.

Tips

usage

山竹 here has nothing to do with the mangosteen. The name is usually explained as a Cantonese sound change from 鲜竹, the fresh bean curd skin the balls are steamed on.