Definition
凉拌 is a cooking verb that means 'to dress cold' — you mix raw or blanched ingredients with a sauce (soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, etc.) and serve at room temperature or chilled. It's a common technique for appetizers and side dishes, like 凉拌黄瓜 (cucumber salad) or 凉拌木耳 (wood ear mushroom salad). The word is often used attributively before the main ingredient.
v.
to dress coldto prepare a cold dish with sauce (a cooking method)
Examples
- 凉拌。Zhè dào liáng bàn huángguā hěn hǎochī.This cold dressed cucumber dish is very tasty.
- 凉拌。Xiàtiān wǒ xǐhuan liáng bàn yìxiē shūcài chī.In summer I like to dress some vegetables cold and eat them.
- 凉拌？Nǐ liáng bàn de shíhou fàng le duōshao cù?How much vinegar did you put in when you dressed it cold?
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