Three Aunts and Six Grandmothers

Fried Mushrooms 炒香菇 - 三姨六婆 [sāngūliùpó] - 三姑六婆

Gebratene Pilze 炒香菇

Gebratene Pilze 炒香菇

Die Drei Tanten und Sechs Omas [sāngūliùpó] – 三姑六婆

A very funny name. The Chinese language is particularly well-suited for puns. Three Aunts and Six Grandmas - This refers in colloquial language to women who don't want to pursue a proper career.

"But let's take it one step at a time. The 'Three Aunts' [Sangu] is pronounced exactly like three mushrooms. Aunty is written as 姑 and mushrooms as 菇. Almost the same except for the two crosses. With the 'Six Grandmothers', you need a little imagination. The number six is pronounced like the color 'green'. You add a 'green' ingredient and practically attach the grandmother to it, and the dish 'Three Aunts and Six Grandmothers' is ready.

Colloquially, it simply refers to 'all the relatives', but with a slightly negative connotation.

Originally, the term Three Aunts and Six Grandmothers referred to nine female professions.

Das Gericht ‚San Gu Liu Po‘

Fried mushrooms

These are our three 'Gus'

Herb mushrooms
Fresh shiitake mushrooms
Fresh mushrooms

We have chosen fresh green asparagus as our 'greens'. And because the white asparagus also looked so tempting, we also added some white asparagus.

Here again the result

What means Three Aunts and Six Grannies

Colloquially, it simply means 'all the relatives', but in a slightly negative sense.
Originally, the term Three Aunts and Six Grandmothers referred to nine female professions.
Refers to the three 姑 (gū):
– 尼姑 (nígū, „buddhistische Nonne“),
– 道姑 (dàogū, „taoistische Nonne“) und
– 卦姑 (guàgū, „Wahrsagerin“),
und die sechs 婆 (pó):
– 牙婆 (yápó, „Menschenhändlerin“),
– 媒婆 (méipó, „weibliche Matchmakerin“),
– Sh 婆／师婆 (shīpó, „Zauberin“),
– 虔婆 (qiánpó, „Bordellbewahrerin“),
– 藥婆／药婆 (yàopó, „Ärztin“) und
– 穩婆／稳婆 (wěnpó, „Hebamme“).