tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83901644101689592402011-10-11T00:16:27.916-07:00Brief Chinese to English translation of major Chinese regional styles of food. There are eight main regional cuisines, or Seven (out of eight) Great Traditions (八大菜系): Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Beijing. Get familiar with Chinese cuisines before travel to China and China Olympics 2008. All major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou have restaurants where you can try any regional cuisine.Yalonoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390164410168959240.post-3305939901862026562011-07-03T05:13:00.000-07:002011-07-18T07:34:15.420-07:00

HelloI was never particularly interested in food until I had my first proper Chinese lunch somewhere in Zhejiang province. I thought it was too good. I went further and read a book “The food of China” by E.N. Anderson. This definitely the most astonishing non-fictional read that ever dropped in my hands starts like that:“Dedicated to the hungry people of the world, in the hope that China’s

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Forget-me-notAll of us have a question we hate to answer. Even if we have a prepared answer, even if we know that the question is routinely asked, even if we've accepted its inevitability, we're never completely ready to answer it.We hate the eternity stretching ahead of us as words construct a perfectly innocent inquiry. As the sentence is formed the interrogation begins, a cruel inquisition, a

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Gising-gising***When I was eight, a 47-years old neighbour committed suicide. After his second wife divorced him, he came home, had dinner, changed into jeans and went to the garage. "Let me be free of love" he wrote on a ten-pound note and left it in the glove compartment of his old golf. He started the engine and fell into an eternal sleep.After the funeral things would never be the same again.

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Please see The 8 Chinese Cuisines

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Kitchenware. Basic Chinese Mandarin words. 厨具 (chu2 ju4) Kitchenware.Chinese name PinyinEnglish description铝箔lü3 bo2aluminum foil碗Wan3bowl罐头guan4 tou5can砧板zhen1 ban3chopping board筷架kuai4 jia4chopsticks rack调味品瓶Tiao2 wei4 pin3 ping2cruet砂锅sha1 guo1earthenware casserole/sandy pot洗手盅xi3 shou3 zhong1finger bowl电冰箱dian4 bing1 xiang1fridge漏子lou4 zi5frying basket煎锅Jian1 guo1frying pan炒菜勺chao3 cai4

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In the restaurant. Basic Chinese Mandarin words.Chinese name PinyinEnglish description饭馆fan4 guan3restaurant餐馆can1 guan3restaurant饭庄fan4 zhuang1restaurant餐厅can1 ting1restaurant食堂shi2 tang2restaurant饭店fan4 dian4restaurant素菜馆su4 cai4 guan3vegetarian restaurant中餐Zhong1 can1chinese food西餐xi1 can1western style food快餐kuai4 can1fast food早饭zao3 fan4breakfast午饭wu3 fan4lunch晚饭wan3 fan4dinner青菜qing1

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禽肉 qin2 rou4Chinese name PinyinEnglish description童子鸡Tong2 zi3 ji1baby chicken公鸡Gong1 ji1cock鸭子Ya1 zi3duck鸭蛋Ya1 dan4duck egg鸭掌Ya1 zhang3duck’s web蛋Dan4egg野味Ye3 wei4game杂Za2giblets胗Zhen1gizzard鹅E2goose鹅蛋E2 dan4goose egg松鸡Gong1 ya1grouse母鸡Mu3 ji1hen野鸡Ye3 ji1pheasant鸽Ge1pigeon松花蛋Song1 hua1 dan4preserved egg鹌鹑An1 chun2quail鹌鹑蛋An1 chun2 dan4quail egg火鸡Huo3 ji1turkey斑鸠Ban1 jiu1turtledove鹿肉Lu4

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鱼,海鲜 yu2,hai3 xian1Chinese name PinyinEnglish description鲍鱼Bao4 yu2abalone苔菜Tai2 cai4algae青鱼Qing1 yu2black carp武昌鱼Wu3 chang1 yu2blunt-snout鲤鱼Li3 yu2carp文蛤Wen2 ge2clam鳕鱼Xue3 yu2cod蟹Xie4crab鲫鱼yu2crucian carp墨鱼yu2cuttlefish鲮鱼yu2dace虾米Xia1 mi3dried shrimp鳝鱼Shan4 yu2eel鱼yu2 fish鱼子yu2 zi3fish roe田鸡腿Tian2 ji1 tui3frog legs紫菜Zi3 cai4laver泥鳅Ni2 qiu1loach龙虾Long2 xia1lobster鲭鱼Qing1 yu2mackerel海鳗Hai3

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肉rou4 Chinese name PinyinEnglish description牛肉Niu2 rou4beef狗肉Gou3 rou4dog meat鱼片，里脊Yu2 pian1, li3 ji3fillet马肉Ma3 rou4horse meat腰子Yao1 zi3kidney羔羊肉Gao1 yang2 rou4lamb肝Gan1liver碎肉，肉糜Sui4 rou4, rou4 mi2minced meat羊肉Yang2 rou4mutton猪肉Rou4, zhu1 rou2pork兔肉Tu4 rou4rabbit香肠Xiang1 chang2sausage肉丝Rou4 si1shredded meat舌She2tongue肚，内脏Du3, Nei4 zang4tripe

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There are hundreds if not thousands of China specific cooking ingredients. For the sake of general knowledge I would like to mention just some of them.Chinese name PinyinEnglish description花生油hua1 sheng1 you2Peanut oil, generally used for frying香油xiang1 you2Sesame oil, very aromatic ingredient that makes a yummy combination with soya sauce, garlic. Only a few teaspoons are generally enough. 猪油

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name PinyinEnglish description花鼓蹄膀hua1 gu3 ti2 pang1Pork hock cooked in clay pot (pot realizes steam and food is cooked in its own juices). Seasoned with onions, ginger, anis and cooking wine. 腐乳爆肉fu3 ru3 bao4 rou4Stir-fried pork steak shreds with fermented bean curd. 荸荠肉bi2 qi2

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Anhui Province (安徽省 An1hui1 Sheng3) is located in eastern China. Two great rivers run through the province - Yangtze River and Huaihe. Anhui shares its geographical borders with Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan and Shandong provinces.Capital: HefeiOther major cities: Huangshan, Hefei, Anqing, Huangshan, Ma'anshan, Huainan, Huainan, Bengbu, BozhouGeographical conditions:2 big rivers,

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description水煮牛肉shui3 zhu3 niu2 rou4Boiled Beef Slices with Spicy Soup. Beef slices cooked in soy sauce, spicy bean paste, lettuce, chillies and meat stork.灯影牛肉deng1 ying3 niu2 rou4Old Sichuan translucent beef slices. Spicy and delicious. So transparent that

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Sichuan Province (四川 Si4 chuan1) is the west of China. Sichuan shares its geographical borders with Chongqing, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guizhou and Yunnan municipalities, autonomous regions and provinces. Capital: ChengduOther major cities: Bazhong, Dazhou, Deyang, Guang'an, Guangyuan, Leshan, Luzhou, Meishan, Mianyang, Nanchong, Neijiang, Panzhihua Suining, Ya'an, Yibin, Zigong,

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name PinyinEnglish description锅烧肘子guo1 shao1 zhou3 zi5Ham hock first boiled, steamed and than fried with starch and soy sauce.汤爆双脆tang1 bao4 shuang1 cui4Soup made of slow-cooked diced tripe (the cleaned intestines and stomach of a pig) and chicken gizzards.火爆燎肉huo3 bao4 liao2

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Shandong Province (山东 shan1 dong1) is located on the northeast coast of China. Shandong shares its geographical borders with Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui provinces.Capital: JinanOther major cities: Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai, Weifang, Zaozhuang Geographical conditions:Shandong has a temperate climate. With a coastal line in the east and fertile lands in the west.Main styles within Shandong cuisine (

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Fujian Province (福建 Fu2 jian4) is located on the southeast coast of China. Fujian shares its geographical borders with Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong provinces.Capital: FuzhouOther major cities: Xianmen, Zhangzou, Quanzhou, Sanming, Putian, Nanping, Longyan, Ningde.Geographical conditions:Vast coastal line, very mountainous land, flora and fauna offers wide variety of cooking ingredients.Main

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description荔枝肉li4 zhi1 rou4Litchi 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

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description酱方jiang4 fang1Pork steak first boiled and then simmered. Served in a sauce of meat consommé, wine, soy sauce and candy sugar. 松子肉song1 zi3 rou4Pork steak, with square cuts, covered with mixture of minced shrimps and eggs. Quick fried, then braised.

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Jiangsu Province (江苏 jiang1 su1) is located in the east coast of China. Jiangsu shares its geographical borders with Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces.Capital: NanjingOther major cities: Changzhou, Huai'an, Lianyungang, Nantong, Suqian, Suzhou, Taizhou, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yangzhou Zhenjiang.Geographical conditions:Vast coastal line, numerous lakes; rains in spring, summer and

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description糖醋咕噜肉 tang2 cu4 gu1 lu1 rou4 Sweet and sour pork. A famous dish thanks to Chinese restaurants around the world. In general if you say to a Chinese person: “I love Chinese food and my favourite dish is Sweet and Sour pork” you are done. Everybody will

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Guangdong (广东 guang 3dong1) is located on the southern coast of China. Guangdong shares its geographical borders with Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and Hainan provinces and autonomous regions.Capital: GuangzhouOther major cities: Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, Shenzhen, Shunde, Taishan, Zhongshan and Zhuhai.Geographical conditions:Subtropical climate and vast coastline

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If you want to order a drink:我要：Wo3 yao1 + name of a drink (you can pick up one from the list below)I would like to drink + name of a drink (you can pick up one from the list)Chinese name PinyinEnglish description苹果汁ping2 guo3 zhi1Apple juice汽水qi4 shui3 Beverages可口可乐ke3 kou3 ke3 le4Coca cola椰子汁ye1 zi3 zhi1Coconut juice咖啡ka1 fei1Coffe键宜可乐 jian4 yi2 ke3 le4Diet coke果汁guo3 zhi1Fruit juice柚子汁you4 zi3

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蔬菜类 shu1 cai4 lei4Chinese name PinyinEnglish description芦笋Lu2 san3asparagus竹笋Zhu2 san3bamboo shoots豆Dou4bean豆腐Dou4 fu2bean curd大白菜Da4 bai2 cai4Chinese cabbage苦瓜Ku3 gua1bitter melon红萝卜hong2 luo2 bo2carrot花菜Hua1 cai4cauliflower芹菜Qin2 cai4celery豇豆Jiang1 dou4Yardlong bean (Chinese long bean)水芹菜Shui3 qin2 cai4Cress黄瓜Huang2 gua1cucumber茄子Qie2 zi3egg-plant木耳Mu4 er3fungus大蒜Da4 suan4garlic生姜Sheng1

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Chinese vocabulary - Western dishes names (only some!) 西式 xi1 shi4 Western styleChinese name PinyinEnglish description美式热狗 mei3 shi4 re4 gou3American Hot Dog 苹果派ping2 guo3 pai4Apple Pie长法棍   chang2 fa3 gun4Baguette牛肉汉堡包 niu2 rou4 han4 bao3 bao1Beef Burger 巨无霸ju4 wu2 ba4Big mac蓝莓松糕  lan2 mei2 song1 gao1Blueberry Muffin凯撒沙拉 kai3 sa1 sha1 la1Caesar Salad 卡门贝ka3 men2 bei4camembert cheese奶酪nai3

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Hunan Province (湖南省 Hu2 nan2 Sheng3) is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Hunan shares its geographical borders with Guanxi, Guizhou, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Guangdong provinces.Capital: ChangshaOther major cities: Changde, Chenzhou, Hengyang, Huaihua, Loudi, Shaoyang, Xiangtan, Yiyang, Yongzhou, Yueyang, Zhangjiajie, Zhuzhou.Geographical conditions:Subtropical climate. Big

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description走油豆豉扣肉zou3 you2 dou4 chi3 kou4 rou4Streaky bacon shreds first boiled and fried, seasoned with soy sauce, fermented sauce and rice wine, and steamed.红煨方肉hong2 wei1 fang1 rou4Streaky bacon with candy sugar. Bacon with crisscross slashes braised in a

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Click on the Chinese name of the dish to see the images available in the internet. Download PDF version hereChinese name Pinyin English description虎皮肉 hu3 pi2 rou4Pork prepared with soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, salt, ginger and anis. First boiled, then steamed. Served in a thick broth obtained during cooking.过油肉guo4 you2 rou4Pork tenderloin, usually first soaked in a soy sauce and then

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Beijing (北京 bei3 jing1) is a capital of China located in the north of China. Beijing is treated as a province in itself and shares its geographical borders with Hebei province.Geographical conditions:Cold winters and hot humid summers.Main styles within Beijing cuisine (北京 菜 bei3 jing1 cai4 or 京菜 jing1 cai4)• Imperial (strict selection of ingredients and presentation)• Aristocrat (is a

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where to goChinese name PinyinEnglish descriptionBar / Pub迪斯科di2 si5 ke1Disco卡拉OK （KTV）ka3 la1 ou1 kei1Karaoke夜总会ye4 zong3 hui4Night clubBelow we list the names of some cocktails. In touristy cities waiters know very well the names of Western drinks, but still you can find yourself in a situation where you are given a wrong drink. For Westerners the main challenge is to ask for more ice and to

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In general you can buy cigarettes in one of tobacco kiosks that can be found all over any city. Unfortunately, the quality of Western brands is not the best. For the sake of experience you can try one of Chinese brands, although they tend to be quite strong.Chinese name PinyinEnglish description烟铺yan1 pu4tobacco kiosk香烟xiang1 yan1cigarettes打火机da3 huo3 ji1lighter火柴huo3 chai2matches烟灰缸yan1 hui1

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