daai6 dei6 jyu4大地魚大地鱼
Jyutpingdaai6 dei6 jyu4
Yaledaaih deih yùh
Definition
Flatfish, especially dried flatfish used as a soup base.
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How it's used
Dried flatfish is a quintessential ingredient in Cantonese cuisine, particularly prized for adding a deep, savory umami punch to soup bases. It is rarely eaten as a main fish dish on its own, but rather toasted and ground into powder or simmered whole to create the signature broth for traditional wonton noodles. You will almost always encounter it in its dried form when shopping in local markets.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The soup base of this wonton noodle bowl has a flatfish flavor.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with fresh flatfish used for steaming or frying. When people mention 大地魚 in a culinary context, they are almost exclusively referring to the dried, salted variety used for flavoring stocks.
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