Chinese word

现煮

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàn zhǔ

Meaning

  • verbcook on the spot

Example

这家店现煮牛肉面，味道很好。zhè jiā diàn xiàn zhǔ niú ròu miàn wèi dào hěn hǎo

This shop cooks beef noodles on the spot, and they taste very good.

Illustration for 现煮 (cook on the spot)

More examples

夜市很多摊位现煮面条，客人排队。yè shì hěn duō tān wèi xiàn zhǔ miàn tiáo kè rén pái duì

At the night market, many stalls cook noodles on the spot, and customers line up.

Core concept

A dish passes directly from the customer's request through the kitchen's cooking process to the table.

Common phrases

  • 现煮面条xiàn zhǔ miàn tiáo

    noodles cooked on the spot

  • 现煮粥xiàn zhǔ zhōu

    porridge cooked on the spot

Similar words

煮zhǔ: Cooks ingredients in hot water or broth until they are done.
做zuò: Makes or prepares food or other things in a general sense.
现做xiàn zuò: Makes food to order on the spot so it can be served fresh.

Definition in Chinese

在餐饮场合指当场烹煮食物，即接单后立即进行烹调以保证热度和新鲜的动作或状态。zài cān yǐn chǎng hé zhǐ dāng chǎng pēng zhǔ shí wù jí jiē dān hòu lì jí jìn xíng pēng tiáo yǐ bǎo zhèng rè dù hé xīn xiān de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

现 (xiàn, "present") + 煮 (zhǔ, "cook") literally means cooking in the present moment, which gives the compound its food-service sense.

Usage tips

  • On a menu or sign, this word describes the timing of preparation and can stand before the name of a dish rather than naming a recipe or cooking method.

Other meanings

  • make to orderverb
  • serve freshly cookedverb

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