香料酱
xiāngliào jiàng
香料酱 (xiāngliào jiàng) is the Chinese way to say rempah, referring to a traditional Southeast Asian spice paste used as a base for cooking.
The term refers to the specific Southeast Asian cooking base made of ground spices. You can use the related term 香料 (xiāngliào) to mean 'spices' in a general sense.
How do you pronounce it?
xiāngliào jiàng
Did you know?
- In many Chinese-speaking Southeast Asian communities, you might hear the term 'rempah' used directly within Chinese sentences. This linguistic blending reflects the hybrid culinary culture of the region.
- The word 香 (xiāng) in 香料酱 is used for both 'fragrant' and 'delicious', meaning the name of the paste simultaneously describes its smell and its intended taste.
- In Chinese, the character 酱 (jiàng) refers to a wide variety of fermented pastes, meaning that 香料酱 categorizes 'rempah' alongside ancient fermented soy and bean pastes.
Examples in context
- 这种香料酱的味道很香。Zhè zhǒng xiāngliào jiàng de wèidào hěn xiāng.This spice paste smells very fragrant.
- 你可以买到这种香料酱吗？Nǐ kěyǐ mǎidào zhè zhǒng xiāngliào jiàng ma?Can you buy this spice paste?
- 我正在用香料酱做咖喱。Wǒ zhèngzài yòng xiāngliào jiàng zuò gālí.I am using spice paste to make curry.
Example conversation
At home in the kitchen while cooking.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen志强，你有准备香料酱吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ yǒu zhǔnbèi xiāngliào jiàng ma?Zhiqiang, have you prepared the spice paste?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我已经准备好了。Wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎole.I have already prepared it.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen太好了，那我们开始煮吧。Tài hǎole, nà wǒmen kāishǐ zhǔ ba.Great, let's start cooking then.
- 志强 Zhiqiang没问题，晓雯。Méi wèntí, Xiǎowén.No problem, Xiaowen.
