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Meaning of malatang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈmɑ.ləˌtɑŋ/

Definitions

A hot, spicy soup of meat and vegetables, commonly eaten as a street food in China.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français malatang
한국어 마라탕
Русский малата́н

Examples

“Korean crab is small, that's all there is to it, but the red-pepper soup it's cooked in is like Chinese malatang. Meaning it burns you both ways and somehow you're thankful for the pain.”
“Boss Zhang went to the Sichuan restaurant for malatang (a Sichuan dish) again. After the malatang, he went for Karaoke. And then he continued to play mah-jong with friends.”
“[…] steamers, noisy kebab sellers and red-cheeked malatang (spicy soup with meat and vegetables) vendors.”
“"First on the menu the birds have prepared a delicious bird nest soup and then we can enjoy malatang, other stuff, and a dish of fish."”
“Among faddish foodies, Yunnan cuisine from China's far south has recently become popular, as has malatang from Sichuan – a kind of dry hotpot.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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