鹹肉百葉

Pronunciation
English Name

salted meat tofu ribbons

Cantonese (Traditional)

鹹肉百葉

Simplified Chinese

咸肉百叶

Mandarin (Pinyin)

xián ròu bǎi yè


Yale Romanization

hàahm yuhk baak yihp

Character Breakdown

鹹肉 is salted meat ( is salty or salted and is meat), and 百葉 is hundred leaves ( is hundred and is leaf), so 鹹肉百葉 is salted meat tofu leaves.

is also part of 茶葉, tea leaves.

And 百葉 is also part of Venetian blinds 百葉窗 (hundred leaves window), and thermometer screen 百葉箱 (hundred leaves box).

salted meat tofu ribbons
About This Dish

Cured pork (sometimes translated as bacon, but this isn't crispy), stewed with strips of tofu pressed into sheets, typically with some vegetable.

Quick Facts
Categories:
滬菜
豆腐
Yale:
hàahm yuhk baak yihp