素什锦 is presented here as a menu-reading guide, with selected word meanings and questions about the actual preparation.
Words on the menu#
| Chinese | Pinyin | Selected food meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 素 | sù | vegetarian, in a food context |
| 什锦 | shí jǐn | assorted; mixed, in a food context |
Questions for the kitchen#
Ask which items are in the assortment and what binds or seasons them. The mixed-food sense of 什锦 does not establish one Shanghai-wide formula or a particular number of vegetables.
Using this guide#
The questions are editorial suggestions. A dictionary gloss explains wording; it does not verify a restaurant’s recipe, certify dietary suitability or establish a historical origin. State the ingredients you need excluded and ask the kitchen to confirm the particular dish.
Source#
Lexical senses adapted from CC-CEDICT contributors / MDBG, 23 October 2026 release, CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses are selected and shortened; questions and combined menu translations are editorial. Dictionary release.