鱼香茄子 (yúxiāng qiézi) · yuxiang eggplant

Measure Word

一道鱼香茄子 dào

Meanings

1 yuxiang eggplant
2 eggplant in fish-fragrance sauce

Made with

茄子 qiézi 肉末 ròumò 泡椒 pàojiāo 豆瓣酱 dòubànjiàng 大蒜 dàsuàn

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

Eggplant strips cooked soft in a sweet, sour and garlicky sauce of pickled chili, often with a little minced pork. The eggplant is usually fried first, so the dish is oily. 鱼香 names the sauce; there is no fish.

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

鱼香茄子里其实没有鱼。

Yúxiāng qiézi lǐ qíshí méiyǒu yú.

There's actually no fish in yuxiang eggplant.

HSK 7-9

鱼香茄子是我最爱的川菜。

Yúxiāng qiézi shì wǒ zuì ài de chuāncài.

Yuxiang eggplant is my favorite Sichuan dish.

Tips

culture

Classic Sichuan dish. Despite the name (鱼香 'fish-fragrance'), it contains no fish - the sauce mimics a seasoning profile once used for fish, built on pickled chili, garlic, ginger, vinegar, and sugar.