Meaning & use
subgum style
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Meaning
noununcountableAmerican
A way of cooking a dish with many mixed vegetables and meat or seafood in a light sauce, as on Chinese American menus.
Grammar: Appears after a dish name: chicken subgum style.
Patterns
- something subgum style
I ordered shrimp subgum style with rice.
The menu lists chicken subgum style as a house special.
Subgum style dishes usually mix celery, carrot and water chestnuts.
Common combinations
- chicken subgum style
- She ordered chicken subgum style for dinner.
- order subgum style
- We ordered subgum style to share.
- shrimp subgum style
- Shrimp subgum style was crisp and light.
- subgum style vegetables
- The subgum style vegetables were crunchy.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mixed vegetable style
- Mixed vegetable style is a plain description, while subgum style is the traditional menu term.
- stir-fry
- Stir-fry names the cooking method, but subgum style names the vegetable mix.
Word family
- subgum noun
- a mixed vegetable combination in Chinese American cooking
- subgum wonton noun
- a soup with wontons and mixed ingredients
Commonly confused: subgum style or sub sandwich?
subgum style vs sub sandwich
A sub is a long sandwich; subgum is a Chinese American food term, unrelated.
Practice
A menu offers chicken subgum style. What would you expect?
Choose one answer.
Subgum style means a mix of vegetables with the main ingredient. A sandwich or dessert would not match the name.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “subgum style”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.