罗汉斋 is treated here as a menu-reading example, not a standardized ingredient list.
Components and meanings#
| Chinese | Pinyin | Selected meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罗汉 | luóhàn | arhat, in Buddhism |
| 斋 | zhāi | vegetarian diet; abstention from meat or wine, among other senses |
Questions for the kitchen#
Ask what is included in the particular dish, how the stock and sauce are made, and whether a requested change is possible. Do not infer a fixed eighteen-ingredient formula, a historical inventor or a health benefit from the name.
Scope and source#
These are editorial questions; the dictionary supports component meanings, not the origin or recipe of every dish bearing this label. Lexical senses adapted from CC-CEDICT contributors / MDBG, 23 October 2026 release, CC BY-SA 4.0. Dictionary release.