nem

Thân thiện

Mẹ cuốn nem trên một cái mâm tròn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A traditional Vietnamese dish: "nem" refers to a type of Vietnamese food item, typically consisting of seasoned ingredients wrapped in a casing.
   • Pork hash wrapped in banana leaf: Specifically, it can describe a preparation of minced pork, pork skin, and spices, wrapped and fermented or cooked.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi làm nem rất ngon. (My mother makes very delicious nem.)
  • Nem là một món ăn truyền thống của Việt Nam. (Nem is a traditional Vietnamese dish.)
  • Chúng tôi thường ăn nem vào dịp Tết. (We often eat nem during Tet holiday.)

Advanced Usage

• "nem công chả phượng": A figurative idiom describing lavish, sumptuous, or exquisite food (literally: nem made from peacock, chả made from phoenix).

  • Bữa tiệc toàn là nem công chả phượng. (The feast was full of exquisite, lavish dishes.)

• "ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem": An idiom meaning "to give tit for tat" or "to retaliate in kind," stemming from the pairing of these two similar food items.

  • Anh ta quyết định ăn miếng chả trả miếng nem. (He decided to give tit for tat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nem rán / Nem Sài Gòn (n): A common variant meaning fried spring roll or egg roll. The wrapper is usually made of rice paper and it is deep-fried.

  • Tôi thích ăn nem rán với rau sống. (I like to eat fried spring rolls with fresh herbs.)

• Nem chua (n): A type of fermented pork sausage, often sour in taste.

  • Nem chua Thanh Hóa rất nổi tiếng. (Thanh Hoa's fermented pork sausage is very famous.)

• Nem chạo (n): A dish with grilled, minced meat, often served on sugarcane sticks.

Synonyms

• Chả: A related term for Vietnamese pork loaf or sausage, often mentioned alongside .
• Spring roll: A general English term that can sometimes be used for , though not a direct synonym for all types.

Related Phrases

• Gói nem: The action of wrapping nem.

  • Cả gia đình cùng ngồi gói nem. (The whole family sits together to wrap the nem.)

• Làm nem: The process of making nem.

  • Công thức làm nem của bà tôi rất đặc biệt. (My grandmother's recipe for making nem is very special.)

Related Idioms

• "Ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem": Similar to "ăn miếng chả, trả miếng nem," this idiom also refers to mutual retaliation, often used in the context of an unfaithful spouse.
  • Câu chuyện của họ chẳng khác nào ông ăn chả bà ăn nem. (Their story is nothing short of mutual retaliation.)

Học thuật

noun

1. pork hash wrapped in banana leaf