炸丸子 (zháwánzi) · fried meatballs, deep-fried croquettes

Measure Word

一个炸丸子 ge

Meanings

1 fried meatballs
2 deep-fried croquettes

Made with

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

Balls of minced pork bound with egg and starch, deep-fried until brown and crisp outside and tender inside, often with Sichuan pepper salt for dipping. Versions made with radish or tofu are common too.

Usually contains egg

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

过年家里总要炸一大盆炸丸子。

Guònián jiālǐ zǒng yào zhá yí dà pén zháwánzi.

Around New Year we always fry a huge tub of meatballs at home.

HSK 7-9

萝卜炸丸子是北方冬天的家常菜。

Luóbo zháwánzi shì běifāng dōngtiān de jiāchángcài.

Radish croquettes are a winter staple in northern China.

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culture

Northern Chinese New Year staple. Fried in big batches, eaten hot straight from the oil or simmered later in hotpots and stews. Can be pork, beef, fish, or vegetable (萝卜/藕) based.