狮子头 (shīzitóu) · lion's head meatball

Measure Word

一个狮子头 gè

Meanings

1 lion's head meatball

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About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 热菜 Hot dish

Large, soft meatballs of minced fatty pork, often with chopped water chestnut, either braised in a dark soy sauce or stewed in a light broth with cabbage.

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Examples

HSK 7-9

扬州的红烧狮子头远近闻名。

Yángzhōu de hóngshāo shīzitóu yuǎnjìn-wénmíng.

Yangzhou's braised lion's head meatballs are famous far and wide.

HSK 7-9

这家饭馆的狮子头入口即化。

Zhè jiā fànguǎn de shīzitóu rùkǒu jí huà.

The lion's head meatballs at this restaurant melt in your mouth.

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culture

A Huaiyang classic - fist-sized pork meatballs (sometimes with crab roe) braised slowly until the surface frays and resembles a lion's mane. 'Lion's head' refers to the look, not the ingredient. Two main styles: 红烧 (red-braised, dark and rich) and 清炖 (clear-stewed, light).