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Photo
Frozen fresh bullfrog meat
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Seasoned bullfrog meat
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
Licence
CC0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

牛蛙

niúwā
noun #31,878

Measure Word

一只牛蛙 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 bullfrog

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A large frog farmed in China for its meat, over 500 g when grown. The tender white meat tastes like chicken; Sichuan-style boiled bullfrog, under chili, Sichuan pepper and hot oil, is popular across the mainland.

Examples

HSK 4
我第一次吃牛蛙，觉得味道像鸡肉。
Wǒ dìyī cì chī niúwā, juéde wèidào xiàng jīròu.
The first time I ate bullfrog, I thought it tasted like chicken.
HSK 6
这家餐厅的爆炒牛蛙很出名。
Zhè jiā cāntīng de bàochǎo niúwā hěn chūmíng.
This restaurant is famous for its stir-fried bullfrog.

Tips

culture
Bullfrog hotpot (牛蛙火锅) and spicy stir-fried bullfrog (爆炒牛蛙) are popular regional dishes, especially in Sichuan and Hunan cuisine.

Stroke Order

牛 niú
蛙 wā