萝卜干 (luóbogān) · dried radish, preserved radish

Meanings

1 dried radish
2 preserved radish

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Radish cut small, salted and dried in the sun. It is eaten as a relish with rice, congee and noodles, or chopped and stir-fried with meat or with eggs.

Also called 菜脯

Used in 3 dishes

热干面 règānmiàn

草仔粿 cǎozǎiguǒ

萝卜干炒腊肉 luóbogān chǎo làròu

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

萝卜干是咸的，很下饭。

Luóbogān shì xián de, hěn xiàfàn.

Dried radish is salty and goes great with rice.

HSK 5

每年冬天，奶奶都会晒一些萝卜干。

Měi nián dōngtiān, nǎinai dōu huì shài yìxiē luóbogān.

Every winter, Grandma sun-dries some radish.

Tips

usage

萝卜干 is white radish that has been cut up, salted and dried in the sun. It is eaten with rice or congee and stir-fried with meat. In Chaoshan and Hokkien cooking it is called 菜脯.