锅贴 (guōtiē) · potsticker, guotie, pan-fried dumpling

Measure Word

一个锅贴 gè

Meanings

1 potsticker
2 guotie
3 pan-fried dumpling

Made with

About the dish

Long dumplings of wheat dough filled with minced pork and vegetables, fried in a flat pan until the bottoms are crisp and brown, then steamed under a lid so the tops stay soft. Often eaten with vinegar.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

我们点了一份猪肉韭菜锅贴。

Wǒmen diǎn le yí fèn zhūròu jiǔcài guōtiē.

We ordered a serving of pork and chive potstickers.

HSK 7-9

锅贴底部煎得金黄酥脆。

Guōtiē dǐbù jiān de jīnhuáng sūcuì.

The bottom of the potstickers is fried golden and crispy.

Tips

memory

锅 = pot, 贴 = stick, they 'stick to the pot'. Unlike water-boiled 水饺, 锅贴 are pan-fried in a long flat pan, then water is added and steam-cooked under a lid until the bottom is crisp and the top is steamed.