驴肉 (lǘròu) · donkey meat

Measure Word

一块驴肉 kuài

Meanings

1 donkey meat

About the ingredient

Best known in Hebei, where it is braised with spices, then sliced and eaten cold or chopped into hot flatbread. It costs more than most meats, and cheaper horse meat is sometimes passed off as donkey.

Used in 1 dish

驴肉火烧 lǘròu huǒshāo

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他第一次吃驴肉，觉得味道挺香。

Tā dìyī cì chī lǘròu, juéde wèidào tǐng xiāng.

It was his first time eating donkey meat - he found it surprisingly tasty.

HSK 5

保定的驴肉火烧很有名。

Bǎodìng de lǘròuhuǒshāo hěn yǒumíng.

Baoding's donkey-meat sandwiches are very famous.

Tips

culture

A Hebei specialty. The saying 天上龙肉，地下驴肉 ('dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth') ranks it as the finest terrestrial meat. The classic dish is 驴肉火烧 - braised donkey stuffed into a crisp flatbread, found on every street corner in Baoding (保定) and Hejian (河间).