艇仔粥 (tǐngzǎizhōu) · sampan congee, boat congee

Measure Word

一碗艇仔粥 wǎn

Meanings

1 sampan congee
2 boat congee

Made with

大米 dàmǐ 鱼 yú 虾仁 xiārén 猪肉 zhūròu 鱿鱼 yóuyú 花生 huāshēng

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 主食 Staple

Smooth Cantonese rice congee with fish slices, shredded pork, squid and pork skin, topped with fried peanuts, crisp fried dough and scallion. Savoury, not sweet.

Usually contains peanuts, shellfish, fish and wheat

Characters

little; -let (Cantonese)

粥

zhōu

congee; rice porridge

Examples

HSK 6

艇仔粥是广州荔湾的特色小吃。

Tǐngzǎizhōu shì Guǎngzhōu Lìwān de tèsè xiǎochī.

Sampan congee is a signature snack of Liwan, Guangzhou.

HSK 6

一碗艇仔粥料足味鲜。

Yì wǎn tǐngzǎizhōu liào zú wèi xiān.

A bowl of sampan congee is packed with ingredients and flavor.

Tips

culture

Originally hawked from small boats (艇仔 'little sampan') on the Liwan lake in Guangzhou during the Qing dynasty. The congee mixes fish slices, shredded pork, peanuts, fried dough sticks, scallion, and jellyfish - meant to be eaten immediately while the toppings are still crisp.