牦牛肉 (máoniúròu) · yak meat; yak beef

Meanings

1 yak meat; yak beef

About the ingredient

Meat of the yak, the long-haired ox kept for meat and milk on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, mostly above 4,000 metres. It is cooked the way beef is: braised, stir-fried or boiled.

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Examples

HSK 4

牦牛肉比普通牛肉更瘦。

Máoniúròu bǐ pǔtōng niúròu gèng shòu.

Yak meat is leaner than ordinary beef.

HSK 7-9

藏区牧民常吃风干牦牛肉。

Zàng qū mùmín cháng chī fēnggān máoniúròu.

Tibetan herders often eat air-dried yak meat.

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culture

牦牛肉 is a staple protein on the Tibetan and Qinghai plateaus, where high-altitude yaks (牦牛) replace cattle. Traditional preparations: 风干牦牛肉 (air-dried jerky), 牦牛肉干 (snack jerky) and the hearty Qinghai stew 牦牛肉汤面.