Chinese Food Pocket Dictionary

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Beijing kao ya

Peking Duck. Comes sliced with pancakes, cucumber, Scallions and plum sauce

yu xiang rou si

Sweet garlic chili sauce pork shreds

xiang la rou si

Spicy pork shreds with chili and coriander

Gong bao ji ding

Chicken cubes and peanuts in a sweet chili sauce

Jiang bao ji ding

Chicken cubes in brown sauce with cucumbers

La zi ji ding

Spicy chicken cubes and dried chilies

Zi ran ji ding

Cumin chicken cubes

Jian jiao rou si

Pork shreds and green peppers

Xi qin rou si

Pork shreds and celery

- Suan tai rou si

Pork shreds and garlic shoots

Zha cai rou si

Shredded pork and mustard tuber

Suan cai chao rou

Pickled cabbage fried with bits of pork

Mu er chao rou

Black fungus with pork

Rou mo yuan bai cai

Minced pork and cabbage

Yang cong chao rou

Fried onion and pork

Rou duan shao qie zi

Deep fried pork pieces braised with eggplant in a sweet sauce

Rou mo xue li hong

Minced pork and mustard greens

Cai hua chao rou

Cauliflower stir fried with pork

Rou mo fen tiao

Peking Duck. Minced pork with starch noodles

Xuan dou jiao rou mo

Minced pork and diced, vinegary green beans

Mu xu rou

Fried pork slices with cucumber, eggs and black fungus

Gan lan rou mo dou jiao

Minced pork with green beans and olive greens

Jian jiao la rou

Green peppers and fatty pork Chinese bacon

Xi qin la rou

Celery and Chinese bacon

Gan bian la rou

Quick fried fatty pork bacon

Suan tai la rou

Garlic shoots and Chinese bacon

Hei jiao niu liu

Black pepper beef

Hao you niu liu

Beef in oyster sauce

Niu rou li chao wan dou

Diced beef with peas, corn and peppers

Tu dou shao ji kuai

Chunks of (boney) chicken + potatoes

Xiang la ji kuai

Chunks of (boney) chicken with dried chillies

Ga li ji kuai

Curry chicken chunks (boney)

Jian jiao chao niu rou

Fried beef with green peppers

Nong jia xiao chao rou

Pork fried with chilies and red peppers

Lao gan ma xiao chao rou

Pork strips with black bean sauce

Shui zhu rou pian

Strips of pork boiled and served in chilli oil

Shui zhu yu

Fish and chilies boiled and served in oil

Dou jiao hong shao rou

Green beans with fatty pork cubes

Dong gua hong shao rou

Fatty pork cubes with wax gourd

Hong shao rou dun fen tiao

Starch noodle stew with fatty pork

Hui guo rou

Pan fried fatty pork

Zi ran yang rou

sliced roast lamb with cumin seeds

Cong bao yang rou

Lamb in sauce with spring onions

Cong bao niu rou

Beef with spring onions

Tu dou niu rou

Beef chunks and potatoes

Nong zhi niu rou

Beef in gravy

Ga li niu rou

Curry beef

Fan qie niu rou

Tomato beef

Jiao yan yu kuai

Deep fried fish chunks with spiced salt

Hong shao dai yu

Chunks of hairtail fish braised in sauce (with bones and skin)

Gan zha dai yu

Battered deep fried hairtail fish (with bones and skin)

Lao gan ma hui guo rou

Fatty braised pork and black bean sauce

Pi jiu ya

Duck chunks in a beer sauce (with bones)

Tu dou shao pai gu

Pork ribs with potatoes

Tang cu pai gu

Sweet and sour ribs

- Tang cu li ji

Sweet and sour battered pork strips

Hong shao pai gu

Braised pork ribs

Hong shao chi zhong

Braised chicken wings

La bao zi ji

Spicy dry fried chicken

Xiang la du si

Spicy shredded tripe

Hong shao du kuai

Braised tripe

Dan hua xia ren

Prawns fried with eggs

Pai gu dun dou jiao

Pork rib stew with green beans

Fei cui xia ren

Shrimp sauted with veggies

- Yu mi xia ren

Shrimp sauted with corn

Ke le pai gu

Coca cola ribs

Jing jiang rou si

Pork strips in brown sauce with tofu skin wraps

- Tu dou si
Four different styles: cu liu slippery vinegar -suan la with garlic and chili deep fried stir fried plain

Shredded potato

Di san xian

Braised potato, peppers and eggplant

Suan cai fen si

Bean noodles with pickled cabbage

- Xuan cai bai rou

Soup of cabbage, noodles and pork

Suan la bai cai

Sour and spicy Chinese cabbage

Ma po dou fu

Tofu cubes stewed in thick chili sauce (Often includes pork mince)

Duo jiao ji dan

Chopped peppers and scrambled eggs

- Xi hong shi chao ji dan

Fried egg and tomato

Huang gua chao ji dan

Scrambled egg and cucumber

Mu er bai cai

Black fungus and Chinese cabbage

Qing you cai

Steamed bok choy

Suan rong xi lan hua

Stir fried broccoli with garlic

Qing chao he lan dou

Stir fried snow peas

Zha dou fu

Deep fried tofu cubes

Hao you sheng cai

Cooked lettuce in oyster sauce

Ri ben dou fu

Japanese tofu Soft yellow gelatinous tofu deep fried then braised with veggies

Chao bo cai

Sauted Chinese spinach

Xi qin bai he

Celery and lily bulb

Hong shao qie zi

Braised eggplant

Suan tai tu dou

Potatoes and garlic shoots

Nan gua bing

Pumpkin paddies

Song ren yu mi

Corn kernels and pine nuts

Fan qie cai hua

Cauliflower in tomato stew

Jia chang dou fu

Braised tofu veggies and pork

Gan bian dou jiao

Fried green beans with minced pork and chilies

Hai mi dong gua

Wax gourd with dried shrimp

Xiang gu cai xin

Black mushrooms and Chinese broccoli

()Cui pi dou fu (Xi hong shi jiang)

Crispy skinned tofu (sweet tomato sauce style)

Chinese Restaurant Vocabulary

Requests Not spicy bu yao la - Dont add Sichuan pepper cloves bu yao hua jiao - Bring the rice first xian shang mi fan I do not eat meat wo bu chi rou - I am a vegetarian wo shi su shi zhe - Hot re de Cold liang de Take away - da bao The bill - mai dan

Restaurant Items Disposable chopsticks yi ci xing wei sheng kuai zi- Chopsticks kuai zi- Plate pan zi - Bowl wan - Glass bei zi - Spoon shao zi - Ashtray yan hui gang - Lighter da huo ji - Napkin can jin zhi Wet wipe- shi jin

Drinks Cola - ke le- Diet coke - jian yi ke le- Sprite - xue bi - Fanta - fen da - Coconut juice - ye zhi - Almond Milk - Lu lu - Sweet Iced Tea bing hong cha Mineral water - kuang quan shui - Jasmine tea - mo li hua cha - Chrysanthemum tea - ju hua cha - Green tea - lu cha -

Alcohol Beer - pi jiu - Local Beer ben di pi jiu Yanjing Beer - yan jing pi jiu - Tsing Tao Beer qing dao pi jiu - Chinese white liquor bai jiu Red Wine hong pu tao jiu

Food Groups Chicken ji rou Beef niu rou - Pork - zhu rou Lamb yang rou Fish yu Prawns xia Duck ya Seafood hai xian Tofu dou fu Vegetables - shu cai Steamed rice mi fan Fried rice chao fan Noodles mian tiao

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