chả nướng
Definition
- Noun:
- Grilled pork patty: A Vietnamese dish consisting of seasoned ground pork, typically shaped into flat patties or sausages, and grilled over charcoal or an open flame. It is characterized by its savory, slightly sweet flavor from marinades often containing fish sauce, sugar, and aromatics.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chả nướng là một món ăn đường phố phổ biến ở Việt Nam. (Grilled pork patty is a popular street food in Vietnam.)
- Bạn có muốn ăn bánh mì kẹp chả nướng không? (Do you want to eat a banh mi sandwich with grilled pork patty?)
- Mẹ tôi làm chả nướng rất ngon. (My mother makes very delicious grilled pork patties.)
Advanced Usage
"chả nướng xiên que": Grilled pork patty on a skewer.
- Ở hội chợ, tôi thích mua chả nướng xiên que. (At the fair, I like to buy grilled pork patties on skewers.)
"cơm tấm chả nướng": Broken rice with grilled pork patty.
- Cơm tấm chả nướng là món ăn đặc trưng của Sài Gòn. (Broken rice with grilled pork patty is a signature dish of Saigon.)
Variants and Related Words
Chả lụa (n): Vietnamese pork sausage, boiled rather than grilled.
- Bánh mì chả lụa cũng rất phổ biến. (Banh mi with Vietnamese pork sausage is also very popular.)
Nem nướng (n): Another type of grilled seasoned pork patty or sausage, often associated with central and southern Vietnam.
- Nem nướng Nha Trang rất nổi tiếng. (Grilled pork sausage from Nha Trang is very famous.)
Synonyms
- Grilled pork sausage: A general English term that can describe the shape and cooking method.
- Char-grilled pork patty: Emphasizes the charcoal-grilling method.
Related Phrases
- Nướng chả: To grill the pork patty (verb phrase).
- Họ đang nướng chả ở ngoài sân. (They are grilling the pork patties in the yard.)
Related Idioms
(This specific food term is not commonly used in figurative idioms.)