烧鹅 (shāo'é) · roast goose

Measure Word

一只烧鹅 zhī

Meanings

1 roast goose

Made with

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

Goose roasted until the skin is crisp and glossy, chopped into pieces on the bone and served with sweet plum sauce. The meat is rich and fatty. A Cantonese dish.

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我们点了半只烧鹅。

Wǒmen diǎn le bàn zhī shāo'é.

We ordered half a roast goose.

HSK 7-9

深井烧鹅是香港的招牌菜。

Shēnjǐng shāo'é shì Xiānggǎng de zhāopáicài.

Sham Tseng roast goose is a Hong Kong signature dish.

Tips

culture

A Cantonese cousin of Beijing duck: goose marinated with five-spice, hung to dry, then roasted over fruitwood (often lychee) until the skin crackles. The Sham Tseng (深井) area of Hong Kong's Tsuen Wan district is the legendary home of the dish.