板鸭 (bǎnyā) · pressed (dried) salted duck, Spain

Measure Word

一只板鸭 zhī

Meanings

1 pressed (dried) salted duck
2 Spain

About the ingredient

A whole duck salted, pressed flat and air-dried, mostly in winter. Raw ones are soaked to draw out salt, then steamed or boiled and chopped into pieces; some are sold cooked and ready to eat.

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

球迷们叫西班牙队"板鸭队"。

Qiúmímen jiào Xībānyá duì " bǎnyā duì ".

Football fans nickname the Spanish national team the 'Banya squad.'

HSK 7-9

南京的桂花板鸭是地道特产。

Nánjīng de guìhuā bǎnyā shì dìdao tèchǎn.

Nanjing's osmanthus-cured pressed duck is a genuine local specialty.

Tips

culture

南京板鸭 has been a tribute food since the Ming dynasty - the duck is salt-cured then pressed flat (hence 板, 'plank') and air-dried. The 'Spain' slang is a 21st-century football joke from the resemblance of 西班牙 to 板鸭.