dưa hành

Thân thiện

Bánh chưng nóng mà thiếu đĩa dưa hành thì mất ngon hẳn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pickled spring onions/Allium fistulosum: "Dưa hành" refers to a traditional Vietnamese side dish made from spring onions (Allium fistulosum, often called Welsh onion) that have been salted and fermented. It is a common accompaniment to dishes, especially during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bánh chưng thường được ăn kèm với dưa hành. (Bánh chưng is often eaten with pickled spring onions.)
  • Mẹ tôi muối một hũ dưa hành rất ngon. (My mother pickles a very delicious jar of pickled spring onions.)

Advanced Usage

• "Dưa hành mặn ngọt": sweet and salty pickled spring onions, referring to a specific flavor profile.
  • Công thức này làm ra món dưa hành mặn ngọt rất hợp với thịt kho. (This recipe makes a sweet and salty pickled spring onion that pairs well with braised pork.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dưa muối (n): A general term for various types of Vietnamese pickled vegetables.
  • Dưa cải muối là một loại dưa muối phổ biến. (Pickled mustard greens are a common type of pickled vegetable.)
• Củ hành muối (n): Pickled bulb onions (Allium cepa), which is a different ingredient from "dưa hành".
  • Món này dùng củ hành muối, không phải dưa hành. (This dish uses pickled bulb onions, not pickled spring onions.)

Synonyms

• Hành muối chua: sour pickled onions (a descriptive synonym).
• Dưa hành lá: pickled onion greens (emphasizing the green part).

Related Phrases

• "Dưa hành câu đối đỏ": This is part of a famous Vietnamese Tết couplet: "Thịt mỡ, dưa hành, câu đối đỏ / Cây nêu, tràng pháo, bánh chưng xanh" (Fatty meat, pickled onions, red couplets / Nêu tree, firecracker strings, green bánh chưng). It symbolizes the essential elements of a traditional Tết celebration.
  • Không có dưa hành thì Tết chưa trọn vẹn. (Without pickled spring onions, Tết is not complete.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to the pickled spring onion or Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum), not the common bulb onion (Allium cepa). The reference to "Welsh onion" in the pickle name is a botanical identification, not a geographic origin of the dish.
• It is a distinct category of Vietnamese pickle, different from "dưa cải" (pickled mustard greens) or "củ kiệu" (pickled Chinese leeks).

Học thuật

1. Pickleed welsh onion