鳗鱼 (mányú) · eel

Measure Word

一条鳗鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 eel

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Long, snake-like fish with oily flesh. Grilled with a sweet soy glaze and served on rice in the Japanese way, braised, or cooked in soup. Not the same as the swamp eel, 黄鳝.

Contains fish

Also called 白鳝

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他在河里钓到了一条大鳗鱼。

Tā zài hé lǐ diào dào le yì tiáo dà mányú.

He caught a large eel in the river.

HSK 7-9

日本料理中鳗鱼饭非常受欢迎。

Rìběn liàolǐ zhōng mányú fàn fēicháng shòu huānyíng.

Eel rice is very popular in Japanese cuisine.

Tips

culture

Grilled eel (鳗鱼饭, unaju) is a prized dish in Japanese cuisine and has become popular in Chinese restaurants too. Freshwater eel (河鳗) and sea eel (海鳗) are both consumed.