Lesson 30 — Chinese food 中餐 Business Chinese Information and Chinese vocabulary for doing business in China.

臭豆腐 (chou4 dou4 fu3) Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)

春卷 (chun1 juan3) Spring rolls
春卷 (chun1 juan3) Spring rolls
蚝油 (ci4 you2) Oyster sauce
蛋花汤 (dan4 hua1 tang1) Egg & vegetable soup
蛋卷 (dan4 juan3) Egg rolls
蛤蜊汤 (ge2 li2 tang1) Clams soup
红豆糕 (hong2 dou4 gao1) Red bean cake
红豆汤 (hong2 dou4 tang1) Red bean dessert
馄饨汤 (hun2 tun2 tang1) Wonton soup
火腿 (huo3 tui3) Ham
饺子 (jiao3 zi5) Stuffed dumplings
辣酱 (la4 jiang4) Chilli sauce
辣椒酱 (la4 jiao1 jiang4) Chili sauce
萝卜糕 (luo2 bu3 gao1) Fried white radish patty
绿豆糕 (luu4 dou4 gao1) Bean paste cake
麻辣豆腐 (ma2 la4 dou4 fu3) Spicy hot bean curd
牡蛎汤 (mu3 li4 tang1) Oyster soup
糯米 (nuo4 mi3) Glutinous rice
糯米糕 (nuo4 mi3 gao1) Glutinous rice cakes
排骨 (pai2 gu2) Spare ribs
烧卖 (shao1 mai4) Steamed open dumplings
素什锦 (su4 shi2 jin3) Mixed vegetables
汤圆 (tang1 yuan2) Sweet soup balls
虾片 (xia1 pian4) Prawn cracker
虾球 (xia1 qiu2) Shrimp balls
虾仁炒蛋 (xia1 ren2 chao3 dan4) Shrimp omelet
油豆腐 (you2 dou4 fu3) Oily bean curd
鱿鱼汤 (you2 yu2 tang1) Squid soup
芋头糕 (yu4 tou2 gao1) Taro cake
云吞 /馄饨 (yun2 tun1 hun2 tun2) Won ton
紫菜汤 (zi3 cai4 tang1) Seaweed soup
莲藕 (lian2 ou3) lotus root
酸辣汤 (suan1 la4 tang1) Sweet & sour soup
八宝茶 (ba1 bao3 cha2) “Eight Treasures” Tea
八角粉 (ba1 jiao3 fen3) Aniseed powder
白饭 (bai2 fan4) Steamed rice

包子 (bao1 zi5) Bun

北京烤鸭 (bei3 jing1 kao3 ya1) Beijing (roast) duck.
叉烧 (cha1 shao1) Roast pork
炒 (chao3) Pan fry

炒饭 (chao3 fan4) Fired rice

陈皮 (chen2 pi2) Tangerine peel
葱 (cong1) spring onions

醋 (cu4) Vinegar

大蒜 (da4 suan4) Garlic

蛋饼 (dan4 bing3) Egg cakes
蛋炒饭 (dan4 chao3 fan4) Fried rice with egg
刀削面 (dao1 xue1 mian4) Sliced noodles
地瓜粥 (di4 gua1 zhou1) Sweet potato congee
点心 (dian3 xin1) Dessert

丁香 (ding1 xiang1) Clove

冬粉 (dong1 fen3) Green bean noodle
豆花 (dou4 hua1) Tofu pudding
豆浆 (dou4 jiang1) Soybean milk
豆油 (dou4 you2) Soy-bean oil

饭 (fan4) Rice
凤翼 (feng4 yi4) Chicken wings
甘蔗汁 (gan1 zhe4 zhi1) Sugar cane juice
狗不理 (gou3 bu4 li3) Goubuli, most famous for its buns.

古井贡酒 (gu3 jing3 gong4 jiu3) Gujing (Ancient Well) Tribute Liquor. The Brand name was first known in the 2rd century and the liquor has won many international awards.

红茶 (hong2 cha2) Black Tea
红酒 (hong2 jiu3) Red Wine
红烧 (hong2 shao1) Braising with soy sauce

胡椒粉 (hu2 jiao1 fen3) Pepper

花茶 (hua1 cha2) Jasmine Tea
花椒粉 (hua1 jiao1 fen3) Prickly ash powder
花生油 (hua1 sheng1 you2) Peanut oil
回锅肉 (hui2 guo1 rou4) Twice cooked pork
馄饨面 (hun2 tun2 mian4) Wonton & noodles
火锅 (huo3 guo1) Chafing dish

鸡精 (ji1 jing1) Chicken essence

鸡茸玉米汤 (ji1 rong2 yu4 mi3 tang1) Corn and egg soup

煎 (jian1) Pan fry
酱油 (jiang4 you2) Soy sauce

饺子 (jiao3 zi5) Dumpling

酒 Wine; liquor (jiu3) alcohol
韭菜盒 (jiu3 cai4 he2) Fried leek dumplings
咖喱粉 (ka1 li2 fen3) Curry powder

烤 Roast; bake (kao3) grill

可乐 (ke3 le4) Coca-Cola
辣椒 (la4 jiao1) Pepper, cayenne

辣椒粉 (la4 jiao1 fen3) Cayenne Powder
卤菜 (lu3 cai4) Meats stewed with Soy sauce and spices, the stew sauce is rich in flavors and reused for many times, further enriching the flavors.

卤肉饭 (lu3 rou4 fan4) Braised pork rice
卤炸乳鸽 (lu3 zha2 ru3 ge1) Deep-fried pigeon in spiced sauce
绿茶 (luu4 cha2) Green Tea
麻酱面 (ma2 jiang4 mian4) Sesame paste noodles
麻辣面 (ma2 la4 mian4) Spicy hot noodles
麻辣香炸粉 (ma2 la4 xiang1 zha2 fen3) Hot fry powder

买单 (mai3 dan1) Pay the bill

馒头 (man2 tou2) Steamed buns
茅台酒 (mao2 tai2 jiu3) Maotai Liquor.

米粉 (mi3 fen3) Rice noodles
米酒 (mi3 jiu3) Rice wine
绵绵冰 (mian2 mian2 bing1) Mein mein ice
牡蛎细面 (mu3 li4 xi4 mian4) Oyster thin noodles
糯米饭 (nuo4 mi3 fan4) Glutinous rice
烹饪方法 (peng1 ren4 fang1 fa3) cooking methods

皮蛋 100-year egg. It is actually “aged” in 石灰 (pi2 dan4) (lime).

啤酒 (pi2 jiu3) Beer
拼盘 Cold platter (pin1 pan2) assorted dishes

葡萄酒 (pu2 tao2 jiu3) White Wine
青草茶 (qing1 cao3 cha2) Herb juice

青岛啤酒 (qing1 dao3 pi2 jiu3) Qingdao beer.

清真 (qing1 zhen1) Islam food

清蒸 (qing1 zheng1) Steamed dishes with fewer ingredients
全聚德 (quan2 ju4 de2) Quanjude, a restaurant chain, famous for its Beijing duck.

乳鸽 (ru3 ge1) Pigeon
色拉油 (se4 la1 you2) Salad oil

鳝鱼面 (shan4 yu2 mian4) Eel noodles
烧饼 (shao1 bing3) Clay oven rolls
生姜 (sheng1 jiang1) Ginger

食品调料 (shi2 pin3 tiao2 liao4) Food Flavoring
食堂 Dinning hall (shi2 tang2) mess hall

水饺 (shui3 jiao3) Boiled dumplings
素菜 (su4 cai4) Vegetables
酸梅汁 (suan1 mei2 zhi1) Plum juice
糖醋排骨 (tang2 cu4 pai2 gu2) Sweet and sour pork
糖醋鱼 (tang2 cu4 yu2) Sweet-sour fish.

外卖 (wai4 mai4) Take out

晚餐 (wan3 can1) Dinner

晚饭 (wan3 fan4) Dinner

乌龙面 (wu1 long2 mian4) Seafood noodles
五粮液 (wu3 liang2 ye4) Wuliangye liquor. Wuliangye Spirits is the best among Wuliangye liquors.

五香粉 (wu3 xiang1 fen3) Spiced powder / Multi-flavored powder

稀饭 (xi1 fan4) Rice porridge
咸鸭蛋 (xian2 ya1 dan4) Salted duck egg
香油 (xiang1 you2) Sesame oil
小吃 (xiao3 chi1) Snack

小吃街 (xiao3 chi1 jie1) Snack street

小费 (xiao3 fei4) Tip

小茴香 (xiao3 hui2 xiang1) Fennel

小笼包 Xiao Long Bao (xiao3 long2 bao1) Little Dragon Bun.
蟹 (xie4) Crabs

鸭肉面 (ya1 rou4 mian4) Duck with noodles
盐 (yan2) salt

杨桃汁 (yang2 tao2 zhi1) Star fruit juice
饮料 (yin3 liao4) Drinks
油饭 (you2 fan4) Glutinous oil rice
油条 (you2 tiao2) Fried bread stick
鱼翅汤 (yu2 chi4 tang1) Shark fin soup

鱼丸汤 (yu2 wan2 tang1) Fish ball soup
早点 (zao3 dian3) Breakfast

早饭 (zao3 fan4) Breakfast

炸 (zha2) Fry

榨菜肉丝面 (zha4 cai4 rou4 si1 mian4) Pork , pickled mustard green noodles
蒸 (zheng1) Steam

蒸饺 (zheng1 jiao3) Steamed dumplings
芝麻油 (zhi1 ma2 you2) Sesame oil

中餐 Chinese food (zhong1 can1) lunch

中饭 (zhong1 fan4) Lunch

煮 (zhu3) Boil
孜然粉 (zi1 ran2 fen3) Cumin powder
自助餐 (zi4 zhu4 can1) Buffet