田鸡 (tiánjī) · frog (especially as food), crake (a marsh bird)

Measure Word

一只田鸡 zhī

Meanings

1 frog (especially as food)
2 crake (a marsh bird)

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Frog as food, eaten mostly in Sichuan and Cantonese cooking: stir-fried, stewed, deep-fried or cooked into congee. The meat is mild and tender. Frogs for the table are farmed, such as bullfrogs; wild ones are protected.

Used in 1 dish

干煸田鸡 gānbiān tiánjī

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

田鸡肉很嫩，味道有点儿像鸡肉。

Tiánjī ròu hěn nèn, wèidao yǒudiǎnr xiàng jīròu.

Frog meat is tender and tastes a bit like chicken.

HSK 7-9

野生青蛙受保护，饭店里的田鸡大多是养殖的牛蛙。

Yěshēng qīngwā shòu bǎohù, fàndiàn lǐ de tiánjī dàduō shì yǎngzhí de niúwā.

Wild frogs are protected, so the frog served in restaurants is mostly farmed bullfrog.

Tips

culture

田鸡 'field chicken' is the menu and market name, after the frog's white, chicken-like meat; the animal in the wild is a 青蛙. Birdwatchers use the same word for crakes, small birds of marshes and paddy fields.