牛肉丸 (niúròuwán) · beef meatball, beef ball

Measure Word

一颗牛肉丸 kē

Meanings

1 beef meatball
2 beef ball

About the ingredient

Beef pounded rather than minced into a smooth paste, shaped into balls and boiled, which makes them springy. Already cooked, they only need heating through in hot pot or noodle soup.

Also called 牛丸

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

潮汕牛肉丸咬下去会爆汁。

Cháoshàn niúròuwán yǎo xiàqù huì bào zhī.

Chaoshan beef balls burst with juice when you bite into them.

HSK 7-9

火锅里加几颗牛肉丸更丰盛。

Huǒguō lǐ jiā jǐ kē niúròuwán gèng fēngshèng.

A few beef meatballs in the hot pot make it heartier.

Tips

culture

The famous version is 潮汕牛肉丸 (Chaoshan-style) from eastern Guangdong - made by pounding the beef with heavy iron bars until a paste forms, giving the balls a famously springy bite (Q弹). Made a cameo appearance in Stephen Chow's film 《食神》 as the fictional 'exploding' 撒尿牛丸.