冷菜 (lěng cài) — cold dish (appetizer or side dish served cold, common in Chinese cuisine)
Definition
A 'cold dish' served at the start of a Chinese meal, before the 热菜 (hot dishes). Contrast with 凉菜 — same food category; 冷菜 is the more formal menu/restaurant term.
noun
cold dish (appetizer or side dish served cold, common in Chinese cuisine)
Measure word · 道
Examples
- 冷菜。Zhè jiā cān tīng de lěng cài wèi dào hěn hǎo.The cold dishes at this restaurant taste great.
- 冷菜。Tā diǎn le sān gè lěng cài hé liǎng gè rè cài.He ordered three cold dishes and two hot dishes.
- 冷菜。lěng cài Yì bān zài rè cài zhī qián shàng zhuō.Cold dishes are usually served before hot dishes.
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