金钱肚 (jīnqiándǔ) · honeycomb tripe, beef reticulum

Meanings

1 honeycomb tripe
2 beef reticulum

About the ingredient

The second of a cow's stomachs, its lining a raised pattern of small six-sided cells like a honeycomb. Firm and chewy, it is braised in spiced liquid and sliced, dressed cold or stir-fried.

Used in 1 dish

卤水金钱肚 lǔshuǐ jīnqiándǔ

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

火锅里我最爱吃金钱肚。

Huǒguō lǐ wǒ zuì ài chī jīnqiándǔ.

In hot pot, honeycomb tripe is my favorite.

HSK 7-9

金钱肚要先焯水去腥，再慢慢卤到软烂。

Jīnqiándǔ yào xiān chāoshuǐ qùxīng, zài mànmàn lǔ dào ruǎnlàn.

Honeycomb tripe should be blanched first to get rid of the gamy smell, then braised slowly until tender.

Tips

usage

肚 is read dǔ when it means tripe as food and dù when it means belly. The name, 'money tripe', comes from the honeycomb pattern, said to look like rows of old coins. Hot pot menus list it beside 毛肚, with its shaggy lining, and 牛百叶, with its thin leaf-like folds.