鮰鱼 (huíyú) · longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris)

Measure Word

一条鮰鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris)
2 Yangtze catfish (长吻鮠)

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A large scaleless Yangtze catfish with a long snout and a pinkish-grey body. Its tender white flesh has no fine bones, and its thick swim bladder is dried as fish maw. Markets also use the name for farmed channel catfish.

Contains fish

Also called 江团

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Examples

HSK 5

红烧鮰鱼是江苏名菜。

Hóngshāo huíyú shì Jiāngsū míngcài.

Braised huíyú is a famous Jiangsu dish.

HSK 7-9

鮰鱼是长江名贵鱼种。

Huíyú shì Chángjiāng míngguì yú zhǒng.

The longsnout catfish is a prized fish of the Yangtze River.

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culture

Also called 长吻鮠. A classic Yangtze delicacy, particularly associated with Jiangsu's 镇江 and 长江三鲜 (Yangtze three fresh) cuisine. Stocks have declined severely - now largely farm-raised.