龙井虾仁 (lóngjǐng xiārén) · Longjing shrimp

Measure Word

一份龙井虾仁 fèn

Meanings

1 Longjing shrimp

Made with

About the dish

浙菜 Zhejiang · 热菜 Hot dish

Small peeled river shrimp stir-fried briefly with a few Longjing green tea leaves and a splash of the tea. Tender, white and lightly salted, with a faint grassy tea scent. A Hangzhou dish.

Usually contains shellfish

Characters

well (in Longjing place name)

kernel; (here) shelled meat

Examples

HSK 7-9

龙井虾仁是杭帮菜的代表作之一。

Lóngjǐng xiārén shì Hángbāngcài de dàibiǎozuò zhīyī.

Longjing shrimp is one of the signature dishes of Hangzhou cuisine.

HSK 7-9

这道龙井虾仁用的是明前新茶。

Zhè dào Lóngjǐng xiārén yòng de shì míng qián xīn chá.

This Longjing shrimp dish uses fresh pre-Qingming tea leaves.

Tips

culture

A textbook 杭帮菜 (Hangzhou cuisine) dish, pairing two local stars: shrimp from the West Lake and Longjing green tea from the Meijiawu hills that overlook it. Freshly brewed tea and a few young leaves are tossed in at the last second so the bitterness stays faint and the shrimp pick up a grassy perfume. Said to be a favorite of the Qianlong emperor.