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Definition
To remove a fishy smell during cooking.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on neutralizing the strong, unpleasant odor associated with raw seafood or certain meats. While ginger is the most common agent, the term is also applied to using wine, scallions, or vinegar during the cooking process. It is a highly practical term used almost exclusively in the context of kitchen preparation.
Examples
Remember to add some ginger to remove the fishy smell when steaming fish.
What method did you use to get rid of the fishy smell?
Common phrases
use ginger to remove fishy smell
add wine to remove fishy smell
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general cleaning or deodorizing, as it is strictly reserved for culinary contexts involving raw ingredients.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
