Chinese word

现炸

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàn zhà

Meaning

  • verbfry on the spot

Example

小吃摊现炸的油条更香。xiǎo chī tān xiàn zhà de yóu tiáo gèng xiāng

The youtiao fried on the spot at the snack stall smell better.

Illustration for 现炸 (fry on the spot)

More examples

小吃店通常在顾客点单后现炸鸡排。xiǎo chī diàn tōng cháng zài gù kè diǎn dān hòu xiàn zhá jī pái

Snack shops usually fry chicken cutlets on the spot after customers order them.

Core concept

A dish moves straight from an active fryer to the waiting customer, with almost no gap between cooking and serving.

Common phrases

  • 现炸鸡排xiàn zhá jī pái

    chicken cutlet fried on the spot

  • 现炸薯条xiàn zhà shǔ tiáo

    fries fried on the spot

  • 现炸鱼丸xiàn zhá yú wán

    fish balls fried on the spot

Similar words

炸zhà: Cook food by putting it in hot oil.
现做xiàn zuò: Prepare food after it is ordered and serve it fresh.
现炒xiàn chǎo: Cook food by stir-frying it after an order is placed.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示点单后在摊位或厨房现场将食物放入油中炸制并立即供应，常作为卖点突出口感和温度。yòng yú biǎo shì diǎn dān hòu zài tān wèi huò chú fáng xiàn chǎng jiāng shí wù fàng rù yóu zhōng zhà zhì bìng lì jí gōng yìng cháng zuò wéi mài diǎn tū chū kóu gǎn hé wēn dù

Word origin

现 (xiàn, "present") + 炸 (zhá, "fry in oil") joins the idea of the current moment with oil-frying to mark cooking done at the point of sale.

Usage tips

  • In everyday food talk, this phrase can come before a food name as a preparation label, so it describes how the food is made rather than naming a separate dish.

Other meanings

  • fry to orderverb
  • freshly friedadjective

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