腰子 (yāozi) · kidney

Meanings

1 kidney

About the ingredient

Kidney as food, such as pig's kidney: light red, glossy and springy when fresh. The skin and the white, strong-smelling core are cut away, then it is scored and flash-fried, blanched for cold dishes, or cooked in congee.

Used in 1 dish

猪杂汤 zhūzátāng

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我不太敢吃腰子。

Wǒ bú tài gǎn chī yāozi.

I don't really dare eat kidney.

HSK 7-9

猪腰子切开以后，要把中间白色的筋膜去掉。

Zhū yāozi qiēkāi yǐhòu, yào bǎ zhōngjiān báisè de jīnmó qùdiào.

Once a pig's kidney is cut open, the white membrane in the middle has to be removed.

Tips

usage

腰子 is the everyday word for kidney, on the plate or in the body; 肾 and 肾脏 are the formal words. Pig's kidney is 猪腰, and scored kidney slices are 腰花, as in the Shandong stir-fry 爆炒腰花.