熏火腿 (xūnhuǒtuǐ) · smoked ham

Measure Word

一片熏火腿 piàn

Meanings

1 smoked ham

About the ingredient

Ham that is smoked as well as cured, usually the Western kind, sold sliced or in blocks for sandwiches. Chinese hams such as Jinhua ham are dried rather than smoked.

Characters

熏

xūn

to smoke (as cooking method)

Examples

HSK 4

早餐我喜欢吃熏火腿和鸡蛋。

Zǎocān wǒ xǐhuan chī xūnhuǒtuǐ hé jīdàn.

For breakfast I like smoked ham and eggs.

HSK 6

三明治里夹了几片熏火腿。

Sānmíngzhì lǐ jiā le jǐ piàn xūnhuǒtuǐ.

There are a few slices of smoked ham in the sandwich.

Tips

culture

China has its own famous hams - 金华火腿 (Jinhua ham) and 宣威火腿 (Xuanwei ham) are salt-cured rather than smoked. 熏火腿 typically refers to Western-style smoked ham (like Black Forest or honey-smoked), and shows up most often in cafe menus and imported-style breakfasts.