Pronunciation
English Name

salt and pepper shrimp

Cantonese (Traditional)

椒鹽蝦

Simplified Chinese

椒盐虾

Mandarin (Pinyin)

jiāo yán xiā


Yale Romanization

jīu yìhm hā

Character Breakdown

椒 is pepper, and 鹽 is salt, so 椒鹽 is pepper salt. 蝦 is shrimp, so 椒鹽蝦 is pepper salt shrimp.

salt and pepper shrimp
About This Dish

Whole shrimp fried with the shells still on, then sprinkled with salt and pepper.

Quick Facts
Categories:
春節
茶餐廳
椒鹽
海鮮
點心
Yale:
jīu yìhm hā