Fujian Menus translation

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Chinese name	Pinyin	English description
荔枝肉	li4 zhi1 rou4	Litchi shaped pork. Fujian province cuisine is all about litchi fruit, so is this dish – a tribute to this great produce. Pieces of pork and water chestnuts are first mixed with cornstarch and then deep-fried with garlic. Ready to eat dish is presented in the shape of litchi fruits.
荷叶粉肉卷	he2 ye4 fen3 rou4 juan3	Pork rolls. Pork meat mixed with rice and 5 spices powder and then steamed, wrapped in lotus leaves or in a flour wrappers.
椒盐排骨	jiao1 yan2 pai2 gu3	Cuts of spareribs meat fried coated is eggs and sprinkled with peppery salt and five spices powder.
海南猪肝	hai3 nan2 zhu1 gan1	Hainan style pork liver. Shreds of pork liver fried coated in eggs, flour and breadcrumbs. Slightly spiced and accompanied by stir-fried vegetables.
炒沙茶牛肉	chao3 sha1 cha2 niu2 rou4	Beef pieces, coated in eggs, quick-fried, typically go along with by peanut sauce stir-fried vegetables, peanut sauce and pork bones broth.
脆皮牛肉	cui4 pi2 niu2 rou4	Fried beef loin pieces
注油鳗鱼	zhu4 you2 man2 yu2	Fried Eel. Eel cuts flavoured with five spices powder and deep fried
炒玻璃鱿鱼	chao3 bo1 li5 you2 yu2	Fried squid. Squid fried with bamboo shoots, garlic and onions.
酥油鱿鱼丝	su1 you2 you2 yu2 si1	Squid shreds fried with green string beans.
五柳居	wu3 liu3 ju1	Carp boiled and served with a broth made of meat broth, soy sauce, chillies, garlic, bamboo, all thickened with starch.
鱼烧白	yu2 shao1 bai2	Fried carp with Chinese cabbage
江东鲈鱼炖姜丝	jiang1 dong1 lu2 yu2 dun4 jiang1 si1	Braised perch with mushrooms and ginger
淡糟炒鲜竹蛏	dan4 zao1 chao3 xian1 zhu2 cheng1	Fried mussels with bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms.
蟹黄大白菜	xie4 huang2 da4 bai2 cai4	Crab ovaries with Chinese cabbage.
三鲜焖海参	san1 xian1 men4 hai3 shen1	Sea cucumber with shrimps, chicken and ham.
鸡汤鱼翅	ji1 tang1 yu2 chi4	Braised shark fin in a chicken broth
红焖鲍鱼	hong2 men4 bao4 yu2	Braised abalone with pork, bamboo shoots, ham, ginger, onions and soy sauce.
白汁鱼唇	bai2 zhi1 yu2 chun2	Shark lips with braised pork
醉糟鸡	zui4 zao1 ji1	Chicken with wine
八块鸡	ba1 kuai4 ji1	Deep-fried chicken chunks
香露全鸡	xiang1 lu4 quan2 ji1	Steamed chicken with lilac
鸡茸金丝笋	ji1 rong2 jin1 si1 sun3	Chicken fried with bamboo shoots
沙茶焖鸭块	sha1 cha2 men4 ya1 kuai4	Stewed duck with Shacha sauce (It is made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chillies and dried shrimp. It has a savoury and slightly spicy taste.)
炒三冬	chao3 san1 dong1	Stirfried-3-winters bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and cabbage
佛跳墙	fo2 tiao4 qiang2	Buddha jumps over the wall. Complicated stew that includes: quail eggs, bamboo shoots, scallop, sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, chicken, ham, pork tendon, mushrooms, and taro