蟹黄汤包 (xièhuáng tāngbāo) · crab-roe soup dumpling

Measure Word

一笼蟹黄汤包 lóng

Meanings

1 crab-roe soup dumpling

Made with

蟹黄 xièhuáng 蟹肉 xièròu 猪皮 zhūpí 鸡 jī 面粉 miànfěn

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 小吃 Snack

A large steamed bun of very thin wheat dough filled with hot soup, crab roe, crab meat and often pork, served on a plate with a straw. Drink the soup through the straw first; it is very hot.

Usually contains shellfish and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

吃蟹黄汤包要先咬开一个小口，再慢慢吸汤。

Chī xièhuáng tāngbāo yào xiān yǎokāi yí ge xiǎokǒu, zài mànmàn xī tāng.

To eat a crab-roe soup dumpling, bite a small opening first, then slowly sip the broth.

HSK 7-9

靖江蟹黄汤包是江苏名点。

Jìng jiāng xièhuáng tāngbāo shì Jiāngsū míng diǎn.

Jingjiang crab-roe soup dumplings are a famous Jiangsu snack.

Tips

culture

Classic Jiangsu specialty from Jingjiang (靖江) and Nanjing. The palm-sized bun is filled with crab roe and hairy-crab meat set in aspic that melts into soup when steamed. Eaten with a straw - 'open a window, drink the soup, eat the bun' (轻轻提、慢慢移、先开窗、后喝汤).