"tallow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 牛油 (動物脂肪)
• 羊油 (動物脂肪)

Definition

牛油或羊油是一種來自牛或羊的白色堅硬脂肪，常用於製作蠟燭、肥皂，也曾用於烹飪。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“tallow”多用於歷史或專業領域，如“tallow candles”（牛羊脂蠟燭）。現代烹飪已很少使用。不要和豬油（lard）混淆。

Examples

They made soap from tallow.

他們用**牛油**做肥皂。

Old candles were made from tallow.

舊蠟燭是用**牛油**做的。

Tallow comes from animals like cows and sheep.

**牛油**來自牛和羊等動物。

The kitchen smelled strange after he tried frying potatoes in tallow.

他用**牛油**炸馬鈴薯後，廚房有點怪味。

People used to rely on tallow for lighting before electricity was common.

在電燈普及前，人們常用**牛油**照明。

If you read old recipes, you might see tallow as an ingredient.

如果你看舊食譜，可能會看到**牛油**作為配料。