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蒜蓉空心菜

suànróng kōngxīncài
Also on menus as 炒空心菜, 蒜泥空心菜
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘蒜蓉空心菜 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 water spinach with garlic

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Water spinach, a leafy green with long hollow stems, stir-fried fast with plenty of minced garlic and salt. The stems stay crunchy and the leaves turn soft. Some cooks add a little chili.

Examples

HSK 5
蒜蓉空心菜要大火快炒，菜才不会变黑。
Suànróng kōngxīncài yào dàhuǒ kuài chǎo, cài cái bú huì biàn hēi.
Water spinach with garlic is stir-fried fast over high heat so the leaves don't turn dark.
HSK 7-9
广东的夏天，饭桌上常常有一盘蒜蓉空心菜。
Guǎngdōng de xiàtiān, fànzhuō shàng chángcháng yǒu yì pán suànróng kōngxīncài.
In Guangdong in summer, there is often a plate of water spinach with garlic on the table.

Stroke Order

蒜 suàn
蓉 róng
空 kōng
心 xīn
菜 cài