肠衣 (cháng yī) — sausage casing (the natural or artificial skin used to encase sausage meat)
Definition
肠衣 (cháng yī) is the thin 'casing' or 'skin' used to hold sausage filling — either natural (cleaned animal intestine) or artificial. It is a specialized term in food production, distinct from the everyday 皮 or 壳 for outer coverings.
noun
sausage casing (the natural or artificial skin used to encase sausage meat)
Examples
- 肠衣。Zhè jiā gōng chǎng shēng chǎn de cháng yī zhì liàng hěn hǎo.The casings produced by this factory are of good quality.
- 肠衣。Zuò xiāng cháng xū yào xiān bǎ cháng yī xǐ gān jìng.To make sausages, you need to wash the casings first.
- 肠衣肠衣。Tiān rán cháng yī bǐ rén gōng cháng yī gèng guì.Natural casings are more expensive than artificial ones.
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