Definition

Noun: * Roast pig / Roast pork: A whole pig or large cuts of pork that are seasoned and cooked, typically by roasting in an oven or over an open fire, until the skin is crispy and the meat is tender. This is a traditional and celebratory dish in Vietnamese cuisine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Món heo quay là đặc sản của miền quê. (Roast pig is a specialty of the countryside.)
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với món heo quay da giòn. (This restaurant is famous for its crispy-skinned roast pork.)
  • Dịp Tết, nhiều gia đình thường làm heo quay. (During Tet, many families often prepare roast pork.)

Advanced Usage

• "Heo quay nguyên con": A whole roast pig, often served at large banquets or festivals.
  • Đám cưới có heo quay nguyên con rất hoành tráng. (The wedding with a whole roast pig was very lavish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thịt heo quay (noun): Roast pork (emphasizing the meat itself).
  • Tôi muốn mua nửa cân thịt heo quay. (I want to buy half a kilogram of roast pork.)
• Quay (verb): To roast.
  • Người đầu bếp đang quay con gà trong lò. (The chef is roasting the chicken in the oven.)

Synonyms

• Heo sữa quay (noun): Roast suckling pig (specifically a very young pig).
• Thịt lợn quay (noun): Roast pork (using the Northern Vietnamese word "lợn").

Related Phrases

• Bánh mì heo quay (noun): A Vietnamese baguette sandwich filled with slices of roast pork.
  • Bữa sáng của tôi là bánh mì heo quay. (My breakfast is a roast pork banh mi.)
• Cơm heo quay (noun): Rice with roast pork.
  • Quán này bán cơm heo quay ngon. (This shop sells delicious roast pork rice.)

noun

1. roast pork