Cooking (Chinese) 做菜 ( 中國人 )

Cooking 做菜

Nouns:

廚師 chef, cook

廚子 cook

炊事員 cook

廚司 chef, cook

Verbs:

煮 cook, boil, poach, boil up

烹調 cook, prepare food

烹飪 cook

烹 cook, boil, fry

爨 cook

炊 cook, steam

燒 burn, roast, fever, cook, bake, grill

煲 boil, cook, heat

胹 cook, parch, coddle, boil soft, do, mull

起火 cook, prepare food

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Drinking

Alcoholic

Píjiǔ: Beer

Báijiǔ: Literally means "white liquor"

Shàoxīngjiǔ: Shaoxing fermented rice wine

Hóng pútáojiǔ: Red wine

Bái pútáojiǔ: White wine

Gānbēi: Cheers!

Non-alcoholic

Guǒzhī: Fruit juice

Yī píng shuǐ: One bottle of water

Bīng shuǐ: Ice water (not really something you should order in China)

Kěkǒukělè or Kělè: Coca-Cola

Xuěbì: Sprite

Kāfēi: Coffee

Dòujiāng: Fresh soymilk

Niúnǎi: Literally "cow’s milk"

Tea

Hóngchá: Black tea

Lǜchá: Green tea

Mòlìhuāchá: Jasmine tea

Wūlóngchá: Oolong tea

Júhuā chá: Chrysanthemum tea

Nǎichá: Milk tea/bubble tea

Food

For the carnivore

Ròu: Meat

Jī ròu: Chicken

Niúròu: Beef

Zhū ròu: Pork

Yáng ròu: Mutton

From the sea

Hǎixiān: Seafood

Yú: Fish

Xiā: Shrimp

Xiè: Crab

Lóngxiā: Lobster

Vegetables

Dòufu: Tofu

Dòuyá: Bean sprout

Bōcài: Spinach

Báicài: Cabbage

Cōng: Scallion/Onion

Sǔn: Bamboo shoot

Mógu: Mushroom

Xīhóngshì/ Fān qié: Tomato

Yùmǐ: Corn

Tǔdòu: Potato

Qiézi: Eggplant

Menu Mainstays

Mǐfàn: White rice

Chǎo fàn: Fried rice

Jiǎozi: Dumplings

Húntún: Wonton

Tāng: Soup

Bāozi: Stuffed steamed bun

Mántou: Plain steamed bun

Chǎomiàn: Fried noodles

Tāngmiàn: Noodle soup

Zhōu: Congee/Porridge

Yóutiáo: Cruller (to accompany Zhōu)

Jīdàn: Egg

Cháyè dàn: Tea-soaked egg

Pídàn: Century-old egg (preserved duck egg)

Good Regional Dishes to Know

Sìchuān Huǒguō: Sichuan hot pot

Chāshāo: Cantonese barbeque pork

Běijīng kǎoyā: Beijing roast duck

Lánzhōu lāmiàn: Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles

Xiǎolóng bāo: Shanghai small steamed buns

Yángròu chuan: Chinese Muslim barbeque mutton skewers

Dōng pō zhū ròu: Hangzhou braised pork belly

Hézǐ jiān: Fujian oyster omelet

Chǎngshā chòu dòufu: Changsha-style stinky tofu

Flavor

Là: Spicy

Má là: Numbing spicy

Suān: Sour

Xián: Salty

Tián: Sweet

Kǔ: Bitter

Xiān: Similar to "umami"

Chòu: Smelly or pungent

Wèidào: Taste/smell

Spices/Seasoning

Jiàngyóu: Soy sauce

Cù: Vinegar

Dàsuàn: Garlic

Jiāng: Ginger

Zhīma: Sesame

Làjiāo: Hot pepper

Huājiāo: Sichuan peppercorn (literally "flower pepper")

Good To Know

Chī fàn: To eat (literally "eat rice")

Zǎocān: Breakfast

Wǔcān/Wǔfàn: Lunch

Wǎncān/Wǎnfàn: Dinner

Diǎnxīn: Dessert

Cānguǎn: Restaurant

Gè rén: (Number) of people

Fúwùyuán: Waiter/waitress

Kuàizi: Chopsticks

Chā: Fork

Wǒ chī sù: I am vegetarian.

Wǒ yào zhège: I would like this one.

Yǒu shénme hào chī de: What’s good to eat?

Zhè shì shénme: What is this?

Càidān: Menu

Diǎn cài: To order

Duōshǎo qián: How much (does it cost)?

Hěn hào chī: Delicious

Zhēn bàng: Awesome