紫菜蛋花汤 (zǐcài dànhuātāng) · seaweed and egg drop soup

Measure Word

一碗紫菜蛋花汤 wǎn

Meanings

1 seaweed and egg drop soup
2 laver and egg flower soup

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About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 汤 Soup

A light, clear soup of dried laver seaweed and ribbons of beaten egg, seasoned with salt, scallion and sesame oil, often with a few tiny dried shrimp. Thin and mild.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

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Examples

HSK 5

妈妈晚餐煮了紫菜蛋花汤。

Māma wǎncān zhǔ le zǐcài dànhuātāng.

Mom made seaweed egg drop soup for dinner.

HSK 6

紫菜蛋花汤是家常菜里最简单的汤。

Zǐcài dànhuātāng shì jiāchángcài lǐ zuì jiǎndān de tāng.

Seaweed egg drop soup is the simplest home-style soup.

HSK 7-9

紫菜蛋花汤加点香油更香。

Zǐcài dànhuātāng jiā diǎn xiāngyóu gèng xiāng.

The soup is more fragrant with a drop of sesame oil.

Tips

culture

Possibly the single most-cooked home soup in China: boil water, add laver sheets, drizzle beaten egg in a thin stream to form 'flowers' (蛋花), salt, sesame oil. Takes under five minutes and is considered comfort-food minimalism.