开水白菜 (kāishuǐ báicài) · napa cabbage in clear broth

Measure Word

一份开水白菜 fèn

Meanings

1 napa cabbage in clear broth

Made with

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 汤 Soup

Tender napa cabbage hearts in a broth so clear it looks like plain boiled water (开水), though it is a rich stock of chicken, duck and ham. Mild and delicate. A Sichuan banquet dish, not hot.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

开水白菜的汤清得像白开水一样。

Kāishuǐ báicài de tāng qīng de xiàng báikāishuǐ yíyàng.

The broth of napa cabbage in clear broth is as clear as plain boiled water.

HSK 7-9

这道开水白菜看着简单，其实汤要用鸡、鸭和火腿熬好几个小时。

Zhè dào kāishuǐ báicài kàn zhe jiǎndān, qíshí tāng yào yòng jī, yā hé huǒtuǐ áo hǎojǐ ge xiǎoshí.

This napa cabbage in clear broth looks simple, but the broth takes hours of simmering chicken, duck and ham.

Tips

culture

The stock is cleared by simmering minced chicken in it, which draws out the fat and cloudiness until it is as clear as water.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

水 shuǐ

白 bái

菜 cài

Related Words

白菜 báicài #23,622

Chinese cabbage / napa cabbage

开水 kāishuǐ HSK 5 #22,997

boiled water / boiling water

开场白 kāichǎngbái HSK 7-9 #12,930

opening remarks / prologue / preamble

开始 kāishǐ HSK 2 #135

to begin; to start / beginning; start

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

明白 míngbai HSK 3 #175

to understand / clear / obvious

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

开放 kāifàng HSK 5 #4,568

to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded

开通 kāitōng HSK 5 #5,235

to open (a service, route, line) / to activate; to make operational

开头 kāitóu HSK 6 #3,889

beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off

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