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Alternative names | Orange squid |
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Place of origin | Guangdong or Chaozhou |
Main ingredients | cuttlefish |
Orange cuttlefish | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 鹵水墨魚 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 卤水墨鱼 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | lúshuǐ mòyú | ||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | lóuh séui mahk yù | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | master-sauce stewed cuttlefish | ||||||||||||||
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Orange cuttlefish or orange squid is the most common English name used for the cuttlefish dish in Cantonese cuisine. It is a siu mei although it is not quite roasted. The dish is most commonly found in Southern China, Hong Kong and overseas Chinatowns.[1]