huò qì

Traditional: 鑊氣

镬气 (huò qì) is a Chinese word meaning “"wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)”.

Meanings

  1. 1"wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)

Characters in 镬气

镬huò · wok (dialect)气qì · gas; air

Related words

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